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A reminder to members that Simulated Ocular Surgery has agreed to host a dedicated RCOphth Channel on their new Simulation Gallery website which launched in May this year. The College invites trainees and trainers to submit digital recordings of surgical techniques for both whole and sections of operations which will be hosted on the RCOphth channel.

• 29 June 2017

The Medical Protection Society is calling for a package of legal reforms to control the spiralling costs of clinical negligence and help to strike a balance between compensation that is reasonable, but also affordable for the NHS and society. Steve Vernon commented, ‘As physicians and surgeons who deal with an emotive sense throughout an individual’s lifespan,

• 28 June 2017

NICE Scientific Advice has launched a competition for small or medium sized companies, charities and academic research groups, who are developing transformative products that have the potential to change patients’ lives and/or save the NHS money. The NICE AdviSeME Prize is open to products (pharmaceuticals, devices, diagnostic test/tools, cell/gene therapies, healthcare apps) in the early clinical stages

• 28 June 2017

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The Trust has been established since 1966 to provide grants and scholarships to universities and hospitals for research into eye disease. The Trustees invite applications for two Clinical Fellowships or one Clinical Fellowship and one PhD Studentship, from ophthalmologists currently training in the UK. Projects must be in the field of Ophthalmology or visual sciences.

• 15 June 2017

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are undertaking inspections of independent ophthalmic services between July and December 2017 which fall in to the following categories: Refractive eye surgery procedures provided by high street ophthalmic clinics Cataract surgery and other ophthalmic surgery procedures We are currently seeking to recruit nurses and surgeons to undertake the role of

• 18 May 2017