External stakeholders
Interested in mentoring an overseas ophthalmologist?
The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium, funded by the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust is currently supporting the sub-specialty training of many ophthalmologists from low and middle-income countries. Many of these individuals are from African countries who are spending a year in a major Indian training centre. The programme is coordinated by the International Centre for
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers – Ruskell Medal and Masters Medal 2017
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers’ Ruskell and Masters medals are now open for application for 2017, The Ruskell Medal will be awarded to the first named author of the best paper in ophthalmology or visual science for studies undertaken within the UK and published between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. The Masters Medal will
Updated and refreshed statutory and mandatory e-learning
Health Education England (HEE) has updated and refreshed the e-learning training sessions for the ten core statutory and mandatory topics as defined in the UK Core Skills Training Framework for the health and social care workforce. The e-learning sessions, which can be accessed free of charge via HEE’s e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) hub and via
BMA Humanitarian Fund 2017 now open for application
Doctors seeking financial support to make a difference to health in low-income countries can now apply to the BMA humanitarian fund. Applications to the 2017 fund, which supports doctors looking to help those in need abroad with travel and accommodation costs, are now under way. The fund is open to NHS employees involved in projects
British Council for Prevention of Blindness Grant Programme
The British Council for Prevention of Blindness supports research into the prevention of blindness in low and low-middle income countries throughout the world. Grants are offered for research projects that further the goals of ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’, in the following categories: Fellowships leading to the award of PhD or MD – up