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REGO: New and Existing Users – Onboarding and Training – 8th August 2024 7pm
Dear All Please click here for information on signing up to Rego and an online training event for new and existing users. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC
Read More..Practice Plus Gillingham CPD Event: 24th September 2024
Dear All Please click here for some information about Practice Plus Gillingham CPD Event 24th September 2024 Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC
Read More..ACES CPD Accredited Online Events
Dear All Please click here for some information about CPD Events that are being held between August and November 2024 by ACES. Please click here for registration link. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC
Read More..The College Of Optometrists Manifesto: June 2024
Dear All The College of Optometrists have recently published The College’s Manifesto telling the new government that Optometry is part of the solution to address NHS backlog and improve patients’ outcomes. Please click here for more information. Kind regards, Kent & Medway LOC
Read More..Reminder: Data Security & Protection Toolkit 2023/2024 – Deadline: 30th June 2024
Dear All, This is a reminder that, if your practice has an NHS email address, you must complete the Data Protection & Security Toolkit annually. You can complete this either via the DSPT website or the QIO website (links below). The deadline for completion of the 2023/2024 toolkit is 30th June 2024. If you have not completed the…
Read More..Macular Awareness Week Invite for Patients
Dear Patient, It is our pleasure to invite you to a Macular Patients’ Event on Tuesday 25th June at our Gillingham Surgical Centre. Beechings Way, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AD. Including special guests from Age UK and Kent Association for the Blind. Programme 6.00pm to 6.15pm – Arrive / Welcome from Stella Black (Macular Society) 6.15pm…
Read More..Mobile Sight Centre Visits
The Kent Association for the Blind have asked the LOC to circulate details of upcoming visits of their mobile sight centre (Iris). Please click on the links below for more details. The KAB are happy to post out additional leaflets or posters to practices if you could make use of them to promote the visits…
Read More..Additional ICB Information
The Kent Association for the Blind have asked the LOC to circulate details of upcoming visits of their mobile sight centre (Iris). Please click on the links below for more details. The KAB are happy to post out additional leaflets or posters to practices if you could make use of them to promote the visits…
Read More..ICB and MECS Information
Please click here for a copy of the presentation given by Paula Smith, ICB at the Kent & Medway LOC AGM. We would also like to remind members of the MECS eligibility criteria as some MECS practices have reported that patients are being incorrectly directed to the service. Conditions covered by the service are as…
Read More..Kent & Medway Optometrists Qualification Survey
To help with the negotiation of future community optometry services, the LOC are keen to ascertain the levels of training and qualifications within the local workforce. To this end, we would be grateful if you could complete a very short survey by clicking here. The survey should only take a couple of minutes and we would…
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