Welcome to the website for Surrey Local Optical Committee (LOC)

This is where we provide information about our roles and services along with other information about our developments relating to the optical profession. You will also find information including minutes of recent meetings and other valuable downloadable documentation, some of these are password protected. Contact the LOC office if you require more information to access. If you have any questions about our work, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

New @ PCC - Latest Bulletin (313)

For previous bulletins, please contact us

NHS Primary Care Contracting (PCC) exists to support the implementation of national policy and the development of best practice in commissioning for primary care. They support Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) online, via local and national events and through a network of expert advisors.

Up and Coming Events

Next meeting:

Monday 14th May 2012 @ 7pm

Ripley Small Village Hall

All welcome but notification required for catering purposes.

Increase of NHS Voucher Values from 1st April 2012

More detail in Guidance section

! IMPORTANT!

Please note that all claims for payment for cataracts/CET/Wet ARMD are to be sent to PCSS and claims for payment for dispensing of Hospital vouchers should go back to the Hospital.

PAYMENT CLAIMS DO NOT GO TO PCT

Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust would like to invite any pre reg optometrists to attend their Orthoptic department to increase their knowledge of Orthoptics
Please contact: aqsa.syed@nhs.net

If you want to be connected to NHS net, then see Guidance section on how to access this

Click Here for the Events' Calendar

Click Here to register your interest for an event

Password Protected Areas

Members' Area

Agenda and Minutes, etc and LOC Contact List

Guidance

Information and policies about a whole range of topics which you may find useful in practice

LOCSU

Local Optical Committee Support Unit Guidance

The NHS Choices system for optics was upgraded from September 2011. Please see information on how you can edit your practice profile in Guidance section and detailed information in LOCSU section

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) states on their website:

“The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every data controller who is processing personal information in an automated form to notify, unless they are exempt. Failure to notify is a criminal offence. Register entries have to be renewed annually. If you are required to notify but don’t renew your registration, you are committing a criminal offence.”

Essentially ALL organisations that process data – which dental, pharmacies, optical practices etc do - must be registered with the ICO. It is an annual process which costs £35, and which is a legal requirement.

The organisations/practice must complete a notification ASAP, and then annually keep that notification up to date? It is actually a simple and straightforward process. Here’s the link to the relevant part of the ICO website

Locality Updates

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