LOCSU provides quality, practical support to LOCs in England to help them to develop, negotiate and implement their local objectives in respect of primary eye care services.

LOCSU provides support and advice to more than 80 Local Optical Committees to help them work with local Commissioners to develop enhanced local eye services.

LOCSU works with other eye care organisations and charities to promote the value of good quality enhanced local eye services, which reduce avoidable sight loss.

Local or Regional Optical Committees represent local optometrists and opticians and work with health commissioners to influence policies and decisions affecting the planning of healthcare services.

Local Optical Committee Support Unit

What is LOCSU?

Welcome to the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU).

We support Local Optical Committees (LOCs) across England in developing local eye health services. 

We help community optometrists and opticians work with local commissioners to make community eye services accessible for patients and cost effective for the NHS.

National Optical Conference 2013 - Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November 2013 Click here for more information
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NEHEM

National Eye Health Epidemiological Model (NEHEM) - for the latest statistics on eye health.

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Quality in Optometry

Visit this site, which is funded by LOCSU, to access two Clinical Governance toolkits (England and Wales) which have been developed by the leading Optical professional bodies to become models for clinical governance in England and Wales.

Quality in Optometry website

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Dates for the diary

DeafBlind Awareness Week

National

24th - 30th June 2013

2013-06-24 09:00:00 - 2013-06-30 17:00:00

Contact email: reception@sense.org.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7520 0999

LOCSU Regional Event in London - Mon, 24th June 2013

AOP Offices, 2 Woodbridge Street, London EC1R 0DG

To update on the impact of the NHS changes has to the LOC and its contractors/performers

2013-06-24 13:00:00 - 2013-06-24 18:00:00

Contact name: Gill Brabner

Contact email: gillbrabner@locsu.co.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7549 2051

Berkshire LOC's AGM

Blue Mountain Golf Club, Bracknell

2013-06-25 17:30:00 - 2013-06-25 21:00:00

Contact name: Ralph Higson

Contact email: ralph.higson@healthscopeuk.com

Contact telephone number: 0118 977 5036

LOCSU Regional Event in Birmingham - Weds, 26th June 2013

Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC, Pendigo Way, Birmingham B40 1PS

To update on the impact of the NHS changes has to the LOC and its contractors/performers

2013-06-26 13:00:00 - 2013-06-26 18:00:00

Contact name: Gill Brabner

Contact email: gillbrabner@locsu.co.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7549 2051

LOCSU Regional Event in Bristol - Mon, 1st July 2013

The Grand by Thistle, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 2EL

To update on the impact of the NHS changes has to the LOC and its contractors/performers

2013-07-01 13:00:00 - 2013-07-01 18:00:00

Contact name: Gill Brabner

Contact email: gillbrabner@locsu.co.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7549 2051

Induction Training Day, London

AOP Offices, 2 Woodbridge Street, London EC1R 0DG

2013-07-04 09:30:00 - 2013-07-04 16:00:00

Contact name: Jacque Hudson

Contact email: jacquehudson@locsu.co.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7549 2051

Disability Awareness Day

Warrington

14th July 2013

2013-07-14 09:00:00 - 2013-07-14 17:00:00

LOCSU Board

AOP Offices, London

2013-09-12 11:00:00 - 2013-09-12 13:00:00

Contact name: Jacque Hudson

Contact email: jacquehudson@locsu.co.uk

Contact telephone number: 020 7549 2051

Guide Dogs Awareness Week

National

1st - 7th October 2013

2013-10-01 09:00:00 - 2013-10-07 17:00:00

Contact email: guidedogs@guidedogs.org.uk

Contact telephone number: 0118 983 5555

World Sight Awareness Day

National

10th October 2013

2013-10-10 09:00:00 - 2013-10-10 17:00:00

Contact name: Vision2020

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Ophthalmic Public Health Network

The only resource on Opthalmic Public Health Network (OPHN) open to all is available at NHS Networks. In order to access you need to create a personal NHS Networks account. Once you have joined NHS Networks you can then join the OPHN via using the network finder to search for OPHN and then 'click to join'

National Eye Health Week 2013

The fourth National Eye Health Week will take place on 16 – 22 September 2013.

Once again, eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK are joining together to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all.

Read more about the week