Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website
Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website
Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website
Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website

Shropshire LOC

This website is designed to be of interest to both the public and the profession.

We hope that it will be useful and informative.

If you need further information about the LOC, please contact in the first instance either:

Paul Cottrell (Chairman) email chair@shropshireloc.co.uk

or admin@shropshireloc.co.uk

and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Shropshireloc/

For website enquiries, please email website@shropshireloc.co.uk

For WOPEC codes please email Kelly CET@shropshireLOC.co.uk

SHROPSHIRE NEWS

Shropshire LOC

We have produced an abridged version of the recently released NHSE standard operating procedure. The document can be found on this page under "Documents".

Due to the current COVID outbreak, advice from regulatory bodies is dynamic to say the least. Shropshire LOC is keeping up with the latest developments and we have a weekly newsletter that encapsulates all the latest relevant developments. Please contact admin@shropshireloc.co.uk if you wish to receive these updates.

The College of Optometrists

Have reduced the threat level in England from Red to Amber as of 2nd June. They produce daily advice which can be linked to here.

NHS England

NHSE have produced advice for GOS contractors regarding the resumption of provision of services. This letter is linked here. The accompanying standard operating procedure can be found here.

LOC Meeting dates:

The upcoming dates for LOC meetings are as follows:

Any contractors or performers please contact admin@shropshireloc.co.uk for access advice.

Normally, meetings are catered with food served at 7pm and the meeting begins at 7:30pm. All contractors and performers in Shropshire are welcome to attend. Please e-mail admin@shropshireloc.co.uk if you wish to attend and require further information.

Mailing List

Shropshire LOC send out regular information about CET events, LOCSU news and NHS matters of interest to contractors and performers via e-mail. If you have stopped receiving these or and/or wish to start then please e-mail admin@shropshireloc.co.uk with your details.

We advertise jobs on the website. If there a job vacancy which you would like Shropshire optoms or DO's to know about, please send the information to website@shropshireloc.co.uk

PRIMARY & SECONDARY CARE

WET AMD REFERRALS new for December 2019

On 1st October 2018 SaTH removed the wet AMD fax referral service and replaced it with e-mail referral through the NHS e-mail server. The feedback from SaTH has been positive: The system works well, uptake has been good and the number of inappropriate referrals has been small.

Having reviewed the process the ophthalmology team have put together a pro-forma referral letter that they would prefer to be used. This is designed to be completed electronically then e-mailed to sath.wamd@nhs.net

Click here to access the form

CHEC

From the 1st April 2019 Community Health and Eyecare Ltd (CHEC) will administer the enhanced service pathways in Shropshire and Telford. The MECS (previously PEARS), cataract referral refinement, post-operative cataract follow-up, glaucoma repeat measures and children's pathway will be performed by sub-contractors to CHEC. Current performers and contractors should be aware of this already. If you wish to be included on the list of approved sub-contractors please contact CHEC here for further advice.

CHEC will continue to administer the ophthalmology secondary care pathway. CHEC will triage all ophthalmology referrals sent through the GP. This also means that patients whose follow-up appointments are behind schedule can be re-referred though the GP and will be offered an appointment within 7 days.

RSH eye outpatient clinics

Adult ophthalmology outpatient appointments and the urgent eye clinic for adults and paediatric patients are based in the Copthorne Building at RSH.

Paediatric ophthalmology outpatient appointments are available at both sites.

Post Cataract Appointments from Leighton Hospital, Cheshire

An opportunity has arisen to conduct post operative cataract follow ups, as we already do for our SaTH patients, for those who receive their treatment at Leighton Hospital. This is commissioned through Cheshire Primary Eyecare Company (LOC Company). Any practice interested in doing post cataract follow ups for Leighton Hospital please see information on 'post cataract' page under Practitioner Information.

Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website

Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website

Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website

Welcome to the Shropshire Local Optical Committee Website

Shropshire LOC