Sheffield Local Optometric Committee

Follwing the second successful training and accreditation day for PEARS optometrists in Sheffield, Replay Learning have agreed to supply a further article about dry eye and its management. It can be downloaded using the link below

From Monday 16th August 2010 all correspondence for the RIS must be directed to :

RIS, Lightwood House, Lightwood Lane, Sheffield. S8 8BG

The RIS main phone and fax numbers remain the same being :

Tel : 0114 3051300
Fax:0114 3051301

The

Sheffield PCT have worked with the LOC to reach a compromise for the procurement of the community Optometry PRR scheme.
Earlier this year many practitioners were willing to participate, but the LOC felt unable to endorse the procurement method

NHS Sheffield is in the process of implementing a new telephone system at Brincliffe House. Staff will have new numbers that are active from 2nd August 2010

Reception (0114) 305 1800

FHS

Any patient information sent to a hospital or GP via email should be done using a secure NHS account. Many of us have these already, but if you need one setting up, please contact Lynda Liddament on 0114 3051179 or email her at

The Sheffield and district AOP are putting on a free half day of lectures on “Best Practice in Glaucoma” at the new Chesterfield FC stadium on Wed 10th November PM.

1.00pm-1.30pm Registration

1.30pm-2.15pm Disc

As from now, all referrals intended for secondary care should be made via the Referral Information Service. Here, the referral will be triaged by an optometrist, and any patients that can be seen by the PEARS scheme will be diverted. The aim is

From the 17th March, you will now be able access the “Infection Prevention and Control web page” for Independent Contractors “via the internet”. I have appreciated the frustrations that many independent contractors are not able to access the NHS

The Joint Working Group on NICE Glaucoma Guideline has issued updated guidance on referral. These can be viewed on the AOP web site:

http://www.aop.org.uk/uploaded_files/joint_working_group_guidance_on_glaucomaand_oht_referral.pdf

The

Following the talk on infection control by Angela Billings, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner from NHS Sheffield, we can now give you the details of NHS approved hand hygiene and disinfection wipes.

For alcohol hand rubs, the three

Advice from the professional bodies regarding a recent notice from the National Patient Safety Agency has been received. The NPSA notice states that from 18th September 2009, all primary and secondary care providers should use the patient’s

Advice has been given to all health care members in South Yorkshire regarding the potential flu pandemic. Please see the downloads section for » Read this article…

As you should all be aware from letters sent to all practices, children with eye emergencies should no longer be referred to the Hallamshire, but referred to the Children’s Hospital instead.

Please see referral guidelines for more » Read this article…

There are two templates for a GOS 18 that you can use to type your referral letters out. One is a version of the familiar GOS 18, the other a new version designed to address some issues with the original GOS 18.

Find both in the downloads

As you may be aware, the new guidelines for glaucoma referral have now come in to play. The full guidelines can be seen here:

http://www.nice.org.uk/CG85

but essentially mean that anyone with IOP over 21mmHg has to be referred, even if they

The Hallamshire Hospital

DIRECTORATE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY – EYE CASUALTY CHANGES IMPORTANT PLEASE READ

Dear Colleague

From the 5th of February 2007 eye casualty will be changing.

The new Eye Emergency Centre will be a practitioner led