Safety Alert: Boron additives in Chloramphenicol drops; should ophthalmologists be concerned?
The RCOphth supports the delivery of good quality and safe ophthalmic services across the UK. It is essential that ophthalmic services are able to provide good outcomes for patients through the provision of evidence based healthcare delivery (clinical effectiveness), which minimises harm (patient safety) and which provides the patient with a positive, personal experience of
Consultation on proposed OST Curriculum
All Royal Colleges and Faculties have been requested to rewrite their specialist curriculum by the GMC to include the Generic Professional Capabilities (GPC) Framework and meet the GMC standards of curricular design. This represents a move from multiple learning outcomes, used to describe each constituent part of a capability, to overarching learning outcomes that describe the
Temporary curriculum derogations due to COVID19
Many trainees have lost training time because of redeployments outside of Ophthalmology throughout the pandemic. Even when present in speciality training, opportunities have been reduced due to the limitations imposed by the need for social distancing, reduced outpatient clinic numbers and limited operating theatre lists. The GMC have agreed changes to curriculum requirements at ARCP
RCOphth AGM 2021
The 33rd AGM of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be held at 10.00 Tuesday 25 May 2021. It will be a virtual meeting and all members are encouraged to attend. Members can contact julie.hodgkinson@rcophth.ac.uk if they are not attending Congress, but wish to attend the AGM. Find out more information about full delegate registration to
Membership of the National Cataract Audit Advisory Group – Open Call
The National Ophthalmology Database Audit (NOD) is internationally renowned as an exemplar of high quality audit that produces results in positive outcomes for patients and the profession. The NOD Cataract audit aims to prospectively collect, collate and analyse a standardised, nationally agreed dataset from all centres providing cataract surgery in the United Kingdom. It is