Improvement Science Fellowships – now open for application
The Health Foundation has launched the fourth round of its Improvement Science Fellowships programme and is looking for up to five talented individuals to develop into future leaders of improvement science. This senior post-doctoral fellowship offers a unique leadership development programme and three years’ funding to lead original, applied research dedicated to improving health care
British Council for Prevention of Blindness grants available for application
The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB) was established in 1976 as a registered charity to fund scientific research into blindness prevention and sight restoration. BCPB funds both UK-based and overseas research into the causes of blindness throughout the world. Grants are offered for research projects that further the goals of ‘VISION 2020: The Right
Meeting with Alistair Burt, Minister of State (Department of Health)
As part of the College’s continued drive to bring the important issues affecting eye services to the forefront, President Carrie MacEwen, Mark Watts (Chair of Education) and Chris Wall (Lay Group member) attended a meeting with Alastair Burt on 13 April. Discussions centred around the lack of capacity in ophthalmology departments, as highlighted by Carrie in
GMC to bring in time limits for publishing doctors’ sanctions
The GMC has issued a statement regarding the publication of information about doctors who have faced sanctions following fitness to practise investigations. Following a public consultation the General Medical Council (GMC) is to introduce time limits on how long it publishes information about doctors who have faced sanctions following fitness to practise investigations. From early
Election of the Eleventh College President 2017-2020
Professor Carrie MacEwen’s term of office as President will come to an end in May 2017, so the process for the election of the eleventh College President will commence this autumn. The Election will be conducted by the Electoral Reform Services with the support of the Finance and Operations Department. Nominations will be sought from