We continue to work in uncertain times and the threat of a ‘second wave’ of the pandemic remains a possibility. We also know that this is likely to be compounded by the winter pressures placed on the system. We all have to be vigilant, be prepared and support our services to the best of our capabilities.
With the pandemic continuing to affect the way primary and secondary eye care services are provided for patients in England, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and The College of Optometrists have developed a joint vision to support our workforce and the commissioning of safe and sustainable eye care services that meet the needs of all patients, improving patient care and outcomes during and beyond the pandemic.
The Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) is the key data source for the preventable sight loss indicator.
The British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU) is a system for national collection of data on rare and important disorders to support research, prevention and epidemiological assessment of ophthalmic disorders across the UK. The unit aims to facilitate research for the advancement of knowledge and improvement of the prevention, treatment and service planning of these disorders.
On occasion, healthcare organisations may have concerns regarding some aspects of delivery of an ophthalmology service or they may wish to have an objective assessment of how their service is performing. Furthermore some services are looking to guide their quality improvement efforts and would like an external opinion of the areas of performance that are […]
The senior management team lead on the operational delivery of RCOphth activities and core services in collaboration with our College Officers.
