About Sandwell LOC

Sandwell LOC is the organisation representing General Ophthalmic Service(GOS) contract holders and optometrists performing GOS in Sandwell and liaises with the NHS England local area teams and CCGs on matters relating to eyecare.

We strongly encourage contractors and performers in the Sandwell area to bring any concerns they may have to us. Any queries or matters you would like brought to the attention of the committee please contact us.

Diabetic Screening Procurement

Updated 12-10-16. The site for applying to join or stay on the Diabetic Screening scheme is now live. Please see here for more information.

Updated 7-10-16. Heartlands are about to begin the procurement process for the Diabetic Screening. Please see here for more information. The LOC is not part of the bidding process, and Heartlands/HEFT have declined to negotiate fees or terms with the LOC.

Officers and Committee

Officers are elected annually at the first committee meeting following the AGM. Following the AGM in 2017, under the new model constitution, one third of the committee is to be elected every year. The next election will take place at the 2018 AGM.

Chair	Peter Bainbridge	Secretary	Peter Hampson
Treasurer	Louise Sarjeant	Vice Chair	Divya Sudera
CET Officer	Wazim Sarwar

The other committee members are:

Koyas Ali	Helenmary Attewell	Martin Attewell	Inderpal Bansal
Jaspinderpal Bansal	Majid Jawaid	Roger Meredith
Paul Sidhu	Richard Stokes	David Wright