Report for LOC AGMs
A brief report for LOC AGMs of the work of The LOC Central Fund and our offer of Free Wellbeing Support
Next Directors Meeting 4th June 2024
The next directors meetings are at 9am on the 4th June, 10th September and 10th December 2024. Meetings are virtual. Anyone wishing to attend please contact info@centralfund.org.uk. For a funding application to be considered at a meeting, please ensure it is submitted at least 2 weeks prior to a meeting.
New Director Appointment
We are delighted to welcome Amy Seaman as the new director for the North East. Longstanding director for the North East, Andy McGregor, resigned after the AGM, therefore we consulted across the sector and have recruited and appointed Amy. Amy is the first Dispensing Optician to be a director of the Central Fund and makes…
Central Fund AGM 2023
Details of the last AGM are now available together with downloadable versions of presentations.
National Eye Health Week 2023
National Eye Health Week 2023 takes place 18 – 24 September
Is your Vision Roadworthy?
a National Eye Health Week campaign highlighting motorists’ responsibility to ensure their vision is roadworthy
AGM 2022
There was good attendance at the 2022 Annual General Meeting which was held on Tuesday 11th October at the National Optical Conference, Leeds. The meeting minutes and reports can be found by clicking the links below: AGM 2022 Minutes Annual Report 2021-2022
Stronger Together: Collaborative Primary Care at Scale report Published
The report calls for the adoption of ‘Primary Care at Scale’, the purpose of which is to extend the provision of health and care services within a community setting through an integrated, team-based approach.
Love Your Lenses 2022
The Central Fund supported this year’s campaign “Love Your Lenses 2022”
To raise awareness of safe contact lens wear, safe contact lens purchase and the health benefits of contact lenses.
Celebrating 50 Years of LOC Collaboration
February 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Conference of Ophthalmic Optician Representatives of Local Optical Committees resolving to establish a Central (Local Optical Committee) Fund. The Fund collected Voluntary levies through LOCs to support the task of co-ordinating the work and activities of local optical committees, and providing them with necessary help and guidance.…