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RCOphth recruiting for CESR Assessors
The College wishes to recruit consultants to assess applicants who seek entry to the Specialist Register via the Equivalence route (formerly known as the Article 14 route). This involves reviewing applications from doctors both from the UK and abroad to determine whether their training and subsequent experience is equivalent to that of a recently successful
Upcoming posts on the Education and Training Committees
Several new and current posts on both the Education and Training Committees will shortly be available for application via the RCOphth website. These Committees ensure that patients are treated by safe, competent doctors by facilitating the acquisition of appropriate knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes. On the Education Committee these roles include an e-Learning Lead, GP
Retrospective analysis of newly recorded certifications of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in Wales during 2007–2015
Published online 18 July 2017, the aim of this study was to analyse the changes in new certifications for both sight impairment (SI) and severe sight impairment (SSI, blindness) in Wales due to diabetic retinopathy (DR)/maculopathy between 2007 and 2015. The Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) data provided by the Certifications Office based at Moorfields Eye
Working for the wider benefit: Letter in support of doctors undertaking national work for the benefit of health services
The four UK CMOs, the GMC Chair and the Medical Director of the NHSE have signed a letter to employers urging them to support doctors applying for absence to undertake national work for the benefit of health services. This was prompted by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the RCOphth’s own Lay Advisory Group.
Become a tribunal medical member and contribute your skills in a new way
Applications for medically-qualified members of the First-tier Tribunal will open on 3 August 2017. This is an exciting opportunity for medical professionals to use their skills and knowledge to make important decisions that will make a real difference to people’s lives. The Social Entitlement Chamber in the First-tier Tribunal is looking for approximately 200 new