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We have recently published updated guidance on Higher Flow Any Complexity Cataract Surgery (HFAC), which builds on learning from the national cataract hub model to define best practice for delivering safe, efficient, and sustainable cataract surgery across all levels of case complexity.
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Over the past few months we have had coverage across a range of media, with members giving quotes and comments to regional and national publications. Thanks to those who contributed their expertise, helping us to raise awareness about critical eye health issues and advocate for positive patient outcomes.
Following publication of the wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) pathway, NHS England has published new commissioning guidance regarding treatment pathways in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Members are encouraged to visit the NHS Futures Biosimilar Hub in order to view the guidance.
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).
Consultant ophthalmologist Romi Chhabra has been appointed as incoming clinical lead for the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) audit, succeeding Martin McKibbin.
The College has announced its support for the UK National Eye Health and Hearing Study (UKNEHS), a major public health initiative aiming to assess the prevalence and causes of vision and hearing impairment in adults aged 50 and over across the UK.
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The College has expressed support for the urgent call for coordinated action to address the decline in clinically trained research staff, which was made in the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) recently published report “Clinical Researchers in the United Kingdom: Reversing the Decline”. We believe this is critically important for the future of UK healthcare and biomedical innovation.
Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.
