News & Views

Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Vikas Chadha, Chair of the College’s Training Committee, has commented on NHS England’s report on phase 1 of the Medical Training Review, which was published last week, saying: “It is encouraging that many of the challenges facing ophthalmology training, which we highlighted in our submission, have been recognised in NHS England’s initial review of medical training."

Applications are now invited for the RED Trust research bursary, which supports an ophthalmologist in training to undertake an epidemiological study of a rare eye condition through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU).

Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

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.

We have made some important changes to the requirements for applicants who wish to apply to join the specialist register via the Portfolio pathway route.

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.

This Q&A is part of our Faces of Ophthalmology series, where we share insights and stories from our members.

College President Ben Burton today presented diplomas to more than 150 new Fellows at this year’s Admissions Ceremony.