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).
News & Views
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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.
Swetha Maddula Batambuze recommends the SAS Workforce and Mentoring statement
SAS workforce and mentorship statement endorses the importance of the opportunities for SAS doctors to be mentored and act as mentors, at both a national and local level.
One year on from the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme: progress and next steps
Mel Hingorani is RCOphth Honorary Secretary and Joint Clinical Lead of the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme (NECRTP) and is a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital. In this article, she reflects in her College capacity on what has been achieved by the programme so far and what still needs to happen.
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.
Public dissatisfaction with NHS spells out need for action on workforce
With public satisfaction in the NHS falling amid rising waiting times and staff shortages, RCOphth President Professor Bernie Chang outlines the urgent need to increase ophthalmology workforce capacity alongside investing in recovery services.
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.