Getting It Right First Time for Ophthalmology
The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report into orthopaedic surgery, published by Professor Tim Briggs in 2012, suggested that changes could be made to improve pathways of care, patient experience and outcomes within the specialty, which would also deliver significant cost savings. As a result The Secretary of State for Health and NHS England
RCOphth Glaucoma Commissioning Guidance: Executive summary published in EYE
The College’s NICE accredited Commissioning Guide: Glaucoma was published in June 2016. A recently published executive summary in our scientific journal Eye provides a review of the key components of the guidance, outlining how commissioners of glaucoma can work in partnership with a range of stakeholders to assess their current performance against evidence-based measures of best practice, and
Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery 2017
Applications are now open for the College’s all new Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery, closing 18 April 2017. The original Certificate in Laser Refractive Surgery has been extensively revised and its scope widened to include lens based refractive surgery. A major focus of the reworked examination has been to improve the strength and validity
Three new Ophthalmic Services Guidance Chapters
The RCOphth aims to set standards in all aspects of the delivery of ophthalmic care in the interests of patients and the public. Three new guidance chapters have recently been updated and added to our standards publications; the guidance is intended to inform both ophthalmologists and those managing eye services. The updated chapters are: Clinical Audit
Annual Congress Sponsorship Scheme
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Scientific Committee and International Committee are offering up to two complementary admissions to the Annual Congress to colleagues from developing countries. The ophthalmologists (a senior trainee or consultant) will be offered free registration to the entire Congress. This will be supported by a local ‘sponsor’ (RCOphth member) who will apply