LOCSU is the Local Optical Committee Support Unit, supporting Local Optical Committees (LOCs) in England across a range of activities relating to primary eye care. Our work includes policy work and lobbying, pathway development, commissioning support, governance and compliance support, communication and training.
We drive innovative thinking about present and future opportunities and challenges within the primary eye care sector, to meet the changing needs of LOCs. Our role as an eye health innovator sees us work in collaboration with a wide range of partners across the optical and wider health sectors to enhance and promote the role of LOCs and primary eye care among health decision makers.
10-12 October 2022
We’re pleased to confirm the NOC will be returning as a face-to-face event in Leeds on 10-12 October.
The venue for the NOC will be the Queens Hotel, a 4-star hotel in the city centre where previous guests include Princess Grace of Monaco, Cary Grant, Nelson Mandela and Laurel and Hardy!
“It was a surreal experience” Danielle says as she reflects on the pandemic, quickly adding “but a professionally rewarding one”.
16 August 2022
LOCSU has published a case study which reviews the access independent prescribing (IP) optometrists working in urgent eyecare have to FP10 prescribing pads.
15 August 2022
Booking has now opened for this year’s LOCSU National Optical Conference (NOC) in Leeds 10-12 October.
27 July 2022
LOCSU is the Local Optical Committee Support Unit, supporting Local Optical Committees (LOCs) in England across a range of activities relating to primary eye care. Our work includes policy work and lobbying, pathway development, commissioning support, governance and compliance support, communication and training.
We drive innovative thinking about present and future opportunities and challenges within the primary eye care sector, to meet the changing needs of LOCs. Our role as an eye health innovator sees us work in collaboration with a wide range of partners across the optical and wider health sectors to enhance and promote the role of LOCs and primary eye care among health decision makers.
10-12 October 2022
We’re pleased to confirm the NOC will be returning as a face-to-face event in Leeds on 10-12 October.
The venue for the NOC will be the Queens Hotel, a 4-star hotel in the city centre where previous guests include Princess Grace of Monaco, Cary Grant, Nelson Mandela and Laurel and Hardy!
“It was a surreal experience” Danielle says as she reflects on the pandemic, quickly adding “but a professionally rewarding one”.
16 August 2022
LOCSU has published a case study which reviews the access independent prescribing (IP) optometrists working in urgent eyecare have to FP10 prescribing pads.
15 August 2022
Booking has now opened for this year’s LOCSU National Optical Conference (NOC) in Leeds 10-12 October.
27 July 2022
