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Registration Deadline Extended for Membership Development Day

5 November 2025

The deadline to register for our upcoming Membership Development Day has been extended by a week, and will now close on Wednesday 12th November.

The one-day event for LOC members is set to take place at Grand Connaught Rooms in London on Monday 24th November 2025, running from 10:30am through to 4pm.

Delegates will be able to choose one of three workshops in both the morning, and the afternoon, covering a range of topics from communications struggles and strengthening leadership to the future of Glaucoma care.

Workshops can be booked ahead of the event. Please see the agenda below for more details.

Register here before Wednesday 12th November to join us. Attendance should be agreed with the chair prior to registering.

Agenda

 9.30am: Registration

10.30am – 11.30am: Plenary 1 – NHS 10 Year Plan: Fit for Future
Panel and peer discussions for all delegates on the implications and opportunities for primary care optometry from the 10 Year plan, exploring the resulting priorities for LOCs.

11.30am – 1pm: Workshop A: LOCs Leadership & Influence
Delegates can choose one of the following three workshops to attend.

  • Workshop 1. Leadership & Influence: Strengthening governance and operations in LOCs

This practical and interactive workshop is designed to help LOCs strengthen their governance, strategy, and team leadership.

Building on previous peer-to-peer learning at NOC25, this session will explore real-world scenarios across the themes of people, strategy, and governance. You’ll work in groups to share top tips, apply LOCSU tools and identify what works and what’s missing. The workshop will also provide opportunities to explore the new governance framework, comprising the model constitution, template policies and forms.

Whether you’re a chair, officer or lead, this session will help you think strategically about your role, influence others effectively, and build a resilient, inclusive LOC. You’ll leave with practical takeaways and help shape future LOCSU support.

  • Workshop 2. Unlocking Impact: Overcoming CPD and Comms Challenges

This interactive workshop is designed for comms and CPD leads to discuss common challenges, share best practice and co-design the future of LOCSU peer support forums.

Ideal for LOC secretaries, comms and CPD leads who want to strengthen their impact, this session aims to give delegates new ideas and solutions, encouraging networking with others in similar roles.

  • Workshop 3: Securing the Future of Primary Eye Care: LOC Strategies & Commissioning Insights

This interactive workshop will focus on urgent care and glaucoma services, exploring commissioning tools, pathway development, and practical LOC-led strategies for securing and sustaining enhanced services.

Hear directly from LOCs that have successfully introduced new services, defended existing ones under threat, or adapted effectively following service loss.

2 – 3.30pm: Workshop B: LOC Knowledge and Skills
Delegates can choose one of the following three workshops to attend.

  • Workshop 1. Knowledge & Skills: Strengthening leadership through practice and practical ‘know-how’

This interactive workshop is designed to help LOC members build confidence and capability in their roles. Through peer learning and group work, you’ll develop interpersonal skills for effective chairing and team leadership. You’ll also gain essential knowledge on financial and information governance to help improve operational effectiveness.

Whether you’re new to your role or looking to refresh your skills, this session offers practical tools and insights to help you lead with clarity, confidence, and compliance.

  • Workshop 2. End-to-End CPD, integrating Communications for Stronger Engagement

This engaging workshop, designed for any LOC member who is involved in delivering CPD or comms, walks delegates through running CPD events. The session considers how to craft high-quality CPD content, navigate the approval process, and use comms to maximise attendance and impact.

The workshop is ideal for anyone who wants to build confidence, share ideas, and take their LOC’s CPD and comms offering to the next level.

  • Workshop 3. Creating the Opportunities: The Future of Glaucoma Care & New Service Opportunities

Delegates will be invited to hold a ‘Fit for Future’ discussion to inform shared long-term vision to embed primary care optometry across England.

With a focus on enhancing Glaucoma Care in the community and optometry’s potential role in CVD prevention, the session will identify gaps in current support resources and gather LOC perspectives on future needs to inform the public health agenda, national planning and commissioning.

3.30 – 4pm: Plenary 2: LOCSU in The Future
Shaping the local LOCSU support – LOCs inform how LOCSU can continuously improve its support offer.

4pm: Close

Funding and Financial Reimbursement

This event is free to attend for LOCs who fund LOCSU as part of the LOC support offered by LOCSU and will be evaluated for value by LOCs to further inform future events and training for other LOC roles. Unfortunately, LOCSU is not able to offer backfill payments for time lost in practice.

For further information, please contact info@locsu.co.uk

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