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RCOphth responds to the publication of new junior doctors contract
The new junior doctors contract has been published and the details are now in the public domain. The impact that this is likely to have on each specialty is becoming apparent. From the outset, the College has voiced concerns about the imposition of terms and conditions for junior doctors. The Government’s own Equality Impact Assessment of
Changes to DVLA’s At a Glance guide
A guide that helps medical professionals such as GPs, consultants, nurses and optometrists assess their patients’ fitness to drive has been given a major update by DVLA as part of its wide-ranging plans to improve its services for medical professionals and drivers. In March, ‘Assessing Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Medical Professionals’ will replace
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges statement on Junior Doctors contract
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges releases statement on the new contract for Junior Doctors, calling on both sides to ‘step back from the brink’. This is a time of unprecedented crisis for the NHS. With this in mind and in the spirit of placing patient welfare first and foremost we are writing in response to
Increasing demand on hospital eye services risks patients losing vision
Our President, Professor Carrie MacEwen appeared on BBC Breakfast TV on 16 March 2016 to discuss capacity and demand issues with eye services in the NHS. She has authored the below article for the BBC’s Scrubbing Up. Eyesight is the one sense people fear losing the most. Many eye diseases which cause sight loss are
VISION 2020 UK press release: Quality standard developed for people with sight loss and dementia in an ophthalmology department
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the VISION 2020 UK Dementia and Sight Loss Committee have developed a quality standard to help eye clinics and ophthalmology departments provide high quality care for patients with dementia. Patients with dementia and their carers can benefit from being identified in advance of attending their appointment in order for