Inspiring the Future Campaign
If you are interested in informally discussing medicine and ophthalmology with schools, helping inspire young people with your story, then you may wish to participate in the Inspiring the Future campaign. The charity Education and Employers runs Inspiring the Future which connects state schools and colleges with employers and people from the world of work. It
Philip Dunne MP responds to Parliamentary question on refractive surgery
On 2 September, Mrs Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet raised the following question in Parliament, ‘What steps he [Mr Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health] is taking to ensure high quality care is provided in the refractive eye surgery sector’. The response was given by Mr Philip Dunne, Minister of State (Department of
Seasonal flu vaccination 2016/7
Flu immunisation remains the most effective method to help protect against influenza infection. It is important to protect doctors from flu and also to reduce the risk of transmission to patients. Doctors are reminded of the General Medical Council’s (GMC) guidance on Good Medical Practice (2013), which advises immunisation ‘against common serious communicable diseases (unless otherwise contraindicated)’. Along with other
NICE fellow and scholars programme opens for an eighth year
Applications to NICE’s (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) prestigious fellows and scholars programme open today. Fellows and Scholars represent NICE at local and professional levels. The positions are unique opportunities to learn about and get involved in the inner workings of NICE. They offer a chance to network with like-minded advocates of evidence-based
The zebrafish eye—a paradigm for investigating human ocular genetics – (Eye Journal AOP)
The zebrafish eye—a paradigm for investigating human ocular genetics Eye advance online publication, September 9 2016. doi:10.1038/eye.2016.198 Authors: R Richardson, D Tracey-White, A Webster & M Moosajee