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Over the summer, the Surgical Skills Faculty will be hosting a series of monthly webinars focusing on how to use a variety of simulation techniques to acquire and maintain surgical skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further to the release of the Device Safety Information issued on the 26 January, the MHRA released a national patient safety alert on the 1 February. The College has been in discussion with clinical leads from some of the centers impacted by this alert and together we have devised the following consensus points: Patients from […]

The NOD audit collects data on cataract surgery performed in England and Wales and provides individual surgeons, healthcare providers and the public with benchmarked reports on performance, with the aim of improving the care provided to patients.

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is dedicated to developing high quality resources to provide guidance and recommendations to maintain standards of patient care and inform the delivery of eye care services. A major part of this program to support clinicians to make better decisions about appropriate healthcare has been to produce clinical guidelines. To complement […]

Over the next financial year, NHS systems in England have been asked to reduce outpatient follow-up appointments by a quarter. This RCOphth briefing provides information on steps ophthalmology departments can take, and the need for NHS trusts to avoid a blanket approach towards implementation. The short briefing document – Implementing  NHS guidance on reducing outpatient […]