Primary Care Support England The CPD claim window is open from Monday 8 December 2025 and will close on Tuesday 31 March 2026. Performers are encouraged to start your claim at the earliest opportunity. The CPD claim value for 2025 is £596. The payment applies to CPD undertaken between 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Submit a CPD claim Submitting a CPD claim is quick and easy to …
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12 December 2025
Primary eye care providers have been in touch to ask for updates on fees and when they can claim CPD grants. Since the last update on 20 March, OFNC has been in discussions with NHS England about the data it was using to propose 2025/26 fees. The OFNC had significant concerns about this data, and …
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14 November 2025
Optometrists have been offerred a unique time limited opportunity to receive this fully funded training. We are currently looking into whether this could be made available for Dispensing Opticians also. This Training has been developed to capture the most important skills needed by all staff working across health and social care. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training …
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14 November 2025
Please see HERE for information about our “Habits for Health” programme. This fully funded programme is available completely free of charge to anyone working in Primary Care (GP, Dentistry, Optometry & Pharmacy) in Norfolk and Waveney. Each individual can register for their own personal access to the programme and support materials by simply clicking on this …
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7 November 2025
This POSTER contains information about the upcoming training course to develop a Workforce Health & Wellbeing Champion in your Practice. The training is: * Fully funded * 2 x half day online live training * One space per Practice * To book simply email: l.holder@nhs.net This training is appropriate for any member of staff who has an interest …
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7 November 2025
The LOC is in the process of arranging glaucoma OSCE resits for those who wish to take part in the glaucoma monitoring service either now or in the future. It is our hope that we will be able to run another foreign body removal workshop concurrently with the OSCEs resits. The workshop will take the …
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7 November 2025
Today the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed it will impose yet more real terms cuts on NHS primary eyecare services. GOS1 fees will rise by just 2.5% to £24.13 for financial year 2025/26. All other payments and grants will be frozen at 2024/25 levels. This follows a freezing of patient benefits (NHS voucher values) … Continue reading “OFNC Statement: NHS disregards evidence and imposes more real terms cuts on GOS”
8 December 2025
LOCSU held the first Member Development Day at Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Monday 24 November – celebrated as a success by attending LOCs.
28 November 2025
