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SUMMARY:NES Independent Prescribing Placements
DESCRIPTION:Independent Prescribing Simulation-Based Sessions continue to run on Fridays\, Saturdays and Sundays. These hands-on workshops are held at Clinic M\, Stobhill Hospital\, Glasgow.  \nWe are pleased to announce additional session availability at two further locations: \nFalkirk Community Hospital\nWednesday 25th February\nWednesday 11th March\nWednesday 25th March \nUHI Inverness\nTuesday 10th March \nThese placements comprise a series of innovation scenarios around the groundbreaking EyeSi virtual reality slit lamp\, which is highly realistic diagnostic training system for medical professionals. This integrates cutting-edge virtual reality technology into the original hardware of a Haag Streit slit lamp\, allowing you to examine virtual patients in real-time with the biomicroscope\, fundoscopy lens and/or gonioscopy lens. \nEach day is made up of two sessions (am/pm)\, each session can be used for 3 Specialist or 3 General Interactive CPD points and 1 IP clinical placement. (N.B. These sessions cannot be repeated. To count towards your IP clinical placement\, you must have successfully passed your University Independent Prescribing course.) \nFurther Information and bookings\, for all IP Simulation-Based Sessions are available on Turas.
URL:https://optometryscotland.org.uk/event/nes-independent-prescribing-placements/
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SUMMARY:NES Remote & Rural Series of Learning Events 2026 - Further Sessions Added
DESCRIPTION:The National Centre for Remote & Rural Health & Care will continue to deliver its series of online remote and rural learning events for 2026. \nThe learning sessions for this year have been designed based on the feedback received from the Series of Learning survey from last year. \nSessions are run via MS Teams and will focus on primary and community care.  Please note that sessions are NOT recorded so we would encourage attendance on the day and you will be provided with a certificate of attendance after each session.  Sessions are relevant to a wide range of audiences supporting hybrid/remote working and continuous professional development.  Some sessions are also relevant to community members. \nIf you are interested in attending\, please click on the link in the table below to complete your registration details – you must register for each session. \nMore information can be found on the Turas Information Hub National Centre for Remote & Rural Health & Care Series of Learning Events | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot).   Further sessions are being arranged so please revisit this page regularly for updates. \n  \n\n\n\n\nSession Title\nDate \nTime\nRegistration Link\n\n\n Learning Teaching and Assessment Part 1\n\nTuesday 10 March 2026\n1.00pm – 2.00pm\n\nClick here to Register\n\n\n Learning Teaching and Assessment Park 2\n Wednesday 25 March 2026\n2.00pm – 3.00pm\nClick here to Register\n\n\n Rural Collaboration with Communities – power\, culture and practice\n Tuesday 24 March 2026\n1.00pm – 2.00pm\nClick here to Register\n\n\n GMC Credential in Rural and Remote Healthcare\n Wednesday 22 April 2026\n1.00pm – 2.00pm\nClick here to Register\n\n\n\nPlease get in touch at nes.ruralteam@nhs.scot if you require any further information. \nKind regards \nThe National Centre Team
URL:https://optometryscotland.org.uk/event/nes-remote-rural-series-of-learning-events-2026-further-sessions-added/
ORGANIZER;CN="NES Remote & Rural Team":MAILTO:nes.ruralteam@nhs.scot
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SUMMARY:NES Emergency First Aid at Work
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 17th March\nMonday 11th May\nTuesday 19th May\n9am – 5pm\nInverness\, Edinburgh\, Glasgow
URL:https://optometryscotland.org.uk/event/2057/
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SUMMARY:FAST Education Session
DESCRIPTION:Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland are running an education session in partnership with the Scottish Government\, aiming to improve stroke recognition. It is strongly encouraged that clinical / non-clinical staff working with stroke patients in emergency departments\, primary care\, and the Scottish Ambulance Service attend one of the sessions. \n\n30-minute online session\nFor Emergency Department\, primary care\, and ambulance service patient-facing staff (clinical and non-clinical)\nCPD certificate available following attendance\n\nSession Dates \n\nWednesday 18th March 13:00\nFriday 3rd April 10:00\nTuesday 14th April 15:00\nWednesday 6th May 15:00\nTuesday 19th May 9:00\nWednesday 3rd June 15:00\nThursday 25th June 10:00
URL:https://optometryscotland.org.uk/event/fast-education-session-2/
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SUMMARY:NES Anterior Eye Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:Monday 23rd March\nMonday 30th March\n5.45pm – 8.45pm\nAberdeen and Ayr\n*9 CPD points* (6 available as IP)
URL:https://optometryscotland.org.uk/event/nes-anterior-eye-spotlight/
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