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The College is calling on all providers of NHS-funded age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment to ensure all their patients start being treated within 14 days of referral to give them the best possible outcome. Results from the latest National Ophthalmology Audit (NOD) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) audit report, published this week, show that – disappointingly […]
The government and NHS England published a joint plan last week setting out how they intend to support the recovery of elective services over the next three years. RCOphth Policy Manager Jordan Marshall summarises the key implications for ophthalmology services. Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the government’s intention to end all domestic pandemic restrictions […]
This guidance has been developed by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, supported by NHS England Elective Care Transformation Programme and High Impact Intervention Programme/EyesWise, GIRFT Ophthalmology and the HSIB and with advice from NHS Digital. Ophthalmology is now the busiest outpatient specialty and demand is outstripping capacity. Patients are experiencing delays across the UK and […]
Declan Flanagan, consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital, has been appointed as the new Vice President for Policy and Communications at The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth).
This research, conducted through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU), found patients suffering permanent and severe visual loss due to health service initiated delays1. The research involving all UK consultant ophthalmologists, showed that up to 22 patients per month may be losing vision by such delays. These patients are from a vulnerable social group with chronic conditions requiring long-term routine follow-up such as glaucoma, age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
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