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   <title><![CDATA[Medicines regulatory news]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[The MHRA Yellow Card website URL has been changed.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Judi Dench&#8217;s Macular Degeneration highlights plight of growing numbers of patients with the condition]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[Dame Judi Dench’s revelation that she suffers from Age related Macular Disease (AMD) and consequently can’t see the faces of people she is talking to; or read scripts; highlights the isolation many people feel when they are diagnosed with this serious, sight reducing condition.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Opportunities for involvement in College work]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[The College is currently seeking members to commit to a variety of important roles.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[ANNUAL CONGRESS 2012 - REGISTRATION OPEN]]></title> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Sample Refraction Certificate Mark Sheets for Candidates]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[Sample Refraction Certificate mark sheets have been added to the website for prospective candidates]]></description> 
   <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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   <title><![CDATA[College Statement on Health and Social Care Bill Feb 2012]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[We believe that patients and healthcare professionals are the key individuals in any healthcare system. The Bill promises to put patients at the centre of an NHS led by healthcare professionals and we welcome this approach.  However, there are many serious concerns that need to be addressed if the Bill is to deliver what it promises]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Commissioning &amp; Value for Money]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[New webpages on commissioning aim to illustrate how it is possible to be “cost-conscious”, without sacrificing quality of care.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[College Committee Meetings 2012]]></title> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Senior NHS officials &amp; GMC support doctors' professional leave]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[Senior NHS officials and the GMC ask NHS employers to to look favourably on requests from doctors for absence to undertake national work of benefit to healthcare systems across the UK.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[GMC Education Associate Recruitment Campaign]]></title> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Public Health Outcomes Framework - College Statement]]></title> 
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   <title><![CDATA[IGA/UKEGS Award 2011]]></title> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Retinal Detachment Data Set]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[The Retinal Detachment Data Set represents an agreed set of clinical information which can be collected on patients with retinal detachment.]]></description> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Consultation on proposals to amend the method of assessment for the Refraction Certificate and the Part 2 FRCOphth Written Examination]]></title> 
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   <description><![CDATA[The College has launched a consultation on proposals to amend the method of assessment for the Refraction Certificate and the Part 2 FRCOphth Written Examination.  Click here for more information.]]></description> 
   <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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   <title><![CDATA[Short Notes from Council]]></title> 
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   <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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