New OTG Chair
The OTG has recently appointed as its new Chair Mr Hasan Naveed, representative for Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS). Mr Naveed officially took over as OTG Chair on 25 November 2022.
News & Views
Read the latest RCOphth news updates and guidance here.
RCOphth elects a new President!
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is pleased to announce that Professor Ben Burton has been elected as the next President. Professor Bernard Chang will officially hand over the office of President at the AGM during Congress in May 2023.
Unique opportunity to influence future MHRA safety communications and safety reporting systems
This is a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals and representative organisations to have your say on the way you would like to receive safety information from us.
RCOphth hosts world first for surgical skills
A recent RCOphth Cataract Surgery Complications course was the setting for the world’s first surgical skills course in a dry-lab environment where trainees watched surgical techniques being demonstrated live, in 3D
RCOphth responds to parliamentary inquiry into backlogs and waiting times
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on ‘Managing NHS backlogs & waiting times’, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) has stressed the need for consistent national coordination and resourcing of proven eye care innovations alongside an upskilling of the workforce and implementation of integrated pathways, if long backlogs and waiting times for both diagnostic and surgical appointments are to be reduced.
Autumn Statement sees welcome commitment on workforce planning
While health was not the central focus amid a range of important announcements on tax and spending, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement contained a positive commitment on workforce planning. RCOphth Policy Manager Jordan Marshall analyses the implications for ophthalmology.
A tribute to Roger Buckley, by Professor David Gartry
Roger Buckley was a truly eminent and highly respected ophthalmologist, and I am most grateful to Lesley and the family for asking me to take part in the celebration of a life well-lived - and more specifically to pay tribute to the many contributions he made in his professional life.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists voices concerns over the future of NHS England’s Special School Eye Care Service
In a recent letter to Jonathan Devereux, NHS England’s Senior Programme Lead for optical commissioning, our President Professor Bernie Chang and chair of our Paediatric Sub-Committee Susmito Biswas outlined the College’s concerns over proposed changes to the SSECS. We have also raised our concerns with MPs in Parliament.
Voting open for the next President of the RCOphth
Vote for your next RCOphth President. The role of President is to lead the work of the College, to speak up for both the profession and the patient to maintain standards and ensure that the challenges facing ophthalmology are highlighted with key policy decision makers and to provide solutions to meet those challenges.
Safety Alert: Reports of Mydriasert pellets left in situ post cataract surgery
Recent evaluation of the data from the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) has shown a significant number of reports to the system related to the use of the Mydriasert ophthalmic pellet for pupil dilation.