Curriculum 2024 : Checklist tools
The Curriculum Transition Checklist (CTC) tools have been developed to assist the transition of trainees into the new curriculum.
News & Views
Read the latest RCOphth news updates and guidance here.
Minimising Sight Loss: Overcoming the Obstacles event on 1st July 2022
This is an online event, held by NHS England and NHS Improvement eye care pathways improvement programme, the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme (NECRTP).
Refraction Certificate and Part 2 FRCOphth Oral examinations to have new hybrid formats from November 2022
After 2 years of running revised patientless exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College has now been granted GMC approval to implement a new hybrid format for both exams starting from this coming November.
New President and President-elect of the UK and Éire Glaucoma Society announced
Glaucoma UK has announced the appointments of the new President and President-elect for its UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS).
CCEHC Vision Screening report - Proposal to standardise services to support children with reduced vision during in-school screening
The Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC) recognises variation in service provision and availability for children with vision deficit picked up through school vision screening in England.
SAS as educators
The SAS as educators paper, approved at the last Academy Council meeting, has now been published on our website.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has released the RCOphth 2021 Annual Financial Report
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has released the RCOphth 2021 Annual Financial Report
UK Clinical Eye Research Strategy Updated Research Priority Setting Exercise
Ophthalmology is one of the first specialities in the UK to use a novel method of updating its original research priorities published in 2013 - Sight and Vision Loss Report.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Fight for Sight: The Zakarian Awards
These new awards are offered jointly between the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Fight for Sight. Fight for Sight’s mission is to stop sight loss by funding the highest quality medical research. The RCOphth recognises that research is the basis of high-quality evidence-based clinical care, services, and policies. They are named to honour the late Miss Zakarian who generously left Fight for Sight a legacy to help the charity support pioneering researchers.
CQC Specialist Advisor - Ophthalmology
CQC's inspection programme is changing. Rather than treating surgery as a single speciality they are moving to an approach focused much more on the surgical sub-specialities. This approach will involve continuous monitoring of key metrics supported by a more detailed review (deep dive) when concerns are raised. The CQC is looking to recruit 4-5 senior clinicians to assist CQC in a pilot of the new approach.