News & Views

We are inviting Foundation Doctors to enter the 2026 Essay Prize.

Edward Botcherby has been selected as the recipient of the Keeler Scholarship 2025.

Eighteen months on from the introduction of a new ophthalmology specialist training (OST) curriculum the College is consulting on some proposed improvements to ensure that we continue to promote the highest possible standards for the training of resident doctors.

The 2025 winner of the Dr Sadhu Ram Gupta MBE Award for International (non-UK) Examination Candidates is Dr Ahad Sharif from Islamabad, Pakistan.

The College has pledged its commitment to the #SASsix campaign, a national initiative aimed at supporting specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors to develop within their careers and become leaders and educators. SAS doctors and locally employed doctors (LEDs) are the most rapidly rising group of doctors on the medical register.

In this blog, College President Ben Burton celebrates some of the College's key wins in 2024 and explores initiatives that we're working on in 2025 to help us achieve our fit-for-purpose healthcare vision.

As 2024 draws to a close we reflect on the year and share some of our highlights.

Access to cataract training in the independent sector has improved following collaborative work undertaken by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, with placements available in all regions where independent sector providers (ISPs) operate, other than London North. Despite this progress, more work is needed as trainees in nearly all regions report they need additional training opportunities in ISPs.

The new curriculum for doctors on the seven-year ophthalmic specialist training (OST) programme begins today, ready for the start of the new training year

Policy manager Jordan Marshall shares highlights of two topical discussions at last month's EyeConUK