News & Views

Following representations from the College over many years, we are pleased that NHS England has listened and made a significant change that will incentivise NHS trusts to better prioritise more complex ophthalmology care. From tomorrow (1 April), changes to the NHS Payment Scheme (which determines what providers are paid in England for delivering different NHS ophthalmology services and treatments) will see prices paid to cataract services providers cut by 20%.

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.

Read our latest policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates on our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

We are leading an urgent joint call for the national standardisation of electronic health records (EHRs) in eye care, which we believe is essential to improve services, outcomes and patient experience.

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.

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 published its response to the finding of the recent National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) enquiry into juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) care. We fully support the report’s eight recommendations, and note a role for UK Ophthalmologists in supporting their delivery.