News & Views

Congratulations to Dr Priyanka Sharma, who has been awarded the Chandra Award for 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.

We have this week published a new version of our Blueprint for cataract training in the independent sector, which is aimed at supporting training providers and trainers to deliver appropriate and safe cataract training within the independent sector.

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.