RCOphth Cataract Workforce Guidance Consultation Open Now
This consultation seeks views on the proposed RCOphth Cataract Workforce Guidance. The cataract workforce group was set up to quantify the demand for cataract surgery over the next 10 years and define the workforce required to meet this demand in a sustainable way in response to increasing vacancies for eye consultants in the UK in
Professor Christopher Liu appointed as Honorary Treasurer
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Christopher Liu as Honorary Treasurer. Professor Liu has previously held Council and Trustee roles. The Honorary Treasurer is a Council and Executive member as well as a Trustee of the College. Trustees have, and must accept, ultimate responsibility for governing a charity,
GMC updated guidance on supporting information for revalidation
The updated guidance on supporting information for revalidation from the GM allows increased flexibility for gathering appropriate patient feedback to make it easier for patients from a doctor’s whole scope of work to give feedback and for the doctor to meaningfully reflect on the results. Visit the GMC website for more information: https://www.gmc-uk.org/registration-and-licensing/managing-your-registration/revalidation
NEW! Ophthalmic Practitioner Training (OPT) Webinars
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is pleased to announce a series of Ophthalmic Practitioner Training webinars. These webinars are suitable for Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, Optometrists and Ophthalmic Nurses who are keen to undertake or support the OPT programme in their unit. The three webinars will be delivered by Melanie Corbett (Chair of Education, Curriculum Lead for
The RED Trust Bursary is open for applications from Ophthalmologists in Training
The British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit is advertising the RED Trust Bursary open for applications from Ophthalmologists in Training. With the kind support from The Research in Eye Disease Trust, the BOSU is offering a research bursary of £6000 to support an ophthalmologist in training to undertake an epidemiological study of a rare eye condition through