Responding to NHS England’s report on phase 1 of the Medical Training Review, which was published last week, Vikas Chadha, Chair of the College’s Training Committee, said: “It is encouraging that many of the challenges facing ophthalmology training, which we highlighted in our submission, have been recognised in NHS England’s initial review of medical training. […]
As the voice of the profession, we work closely with our members, partners across the eye care sector and policymakers to improve public policy so key challenges facing ophthalmology services across the UK are recognised and addressed. Since our last roundup, we: Saw our key priorities cited in a Welsh inquiry. The Senedd’s Health and […]
In recent months, the College and members have featured in national, regional and trade news media, on television, on the radio and in print. Here’s a summary of some of the latest coverage. Thanks to everyone who contributed time and expertise, helping us to raise awareness about critical eye health issues and advocate for positive […]
This excellent guidance will help ophthalmologists answer questions they may have when presented with patients with low vision needs, such as “Which patients should be referred to low vision services?”, or “Is there a level of visual acuity below which a patient should be referred?” As in referral for cataract surgery, it depends on the functional vision of the patient, and their visual requirements for daily living.
The RCOphth’s first podcast is relaunching on 6 January 2020 with a year of monthly podcast episodes. This new series follows the successful pilot series in 2019, created in collaboration with the College’s Ophthalmologists in Training Group (OTG).
The RCOpth is a stakeholder of the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC), an independent advisory body providing evidence-based national clinical leadership, advice and guidance to policy makers in health, social care and public health, and those commissioning and providing eye health services in England.
