The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and Medisoft are pleased to announce that the National Ophthalmology Database Audit (NOD Audit) project has been shortlisted for the EHI Awards, the UK’s only dedicated healthcare IT award scheme. The project team presented their award entry into the category of ‘Best use of IT to support integrated healthcare

• 18 August 2015

RNIB have mounted a campaign to ask people to sign up and send messages supporting a reversal of the NHS England’s decision to block treatments for patients with sever refractive uveitis to Simon Stevens and Bruce Keogh at NHS England. In July 2015, NHS England decided they will not routinely provide Humira and Remicade for severe

• 11 August 2015

The Lay Advisory Group of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists strongly criticises NHS England’s decision of 2 July 2015 to not routinely commission adalimumab and infliximab for adults and children with severe refractory uveitis. England is now the only country in the UK that denies access to anti TNF therapy for severe refractory uveitis in

• 7 August 2015

• Tags | adalimumab | lay advisory group | Severe Refractory Uveitis | uveitis

A unique one year fellowship opportunity is available commencing in Feb 2016.  Lions Outback Vision (based at the Lions Eye Institute in Perth) has provided oversight and coordination of outreach eye health services in Western Australia for 5 years. The fellowship post has delivered a higher level of continuity for communities in the northwest of

• 4 August 2015

The Health Technology Assesment unit (HTA) workstream commissions research proposals that address specific topics or themes, as identified by the HTA boards and panels. There are three rounds a year (opening March, July and October) containing up to 20 separate call topics. The following commissioning briefs are now available if you are interested in appying: Self-monitoring

• 27 July 2015