Statements
Cataract Provision Statement
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) sets the standards for all eye healthcare, including eye surgery, and it is very concerned about the reports from Musgrove Park Hospital. Cataract surgery is a highly effective, life-enhancing procedure which, if performed according to RCOphth standards in a safe environment, carries very little risk. We recommend that surgical
Call to Action – Improving Eye Health and Reducing Sight Loss Response
In the responses, we outline our recommendations to meet the needs of the patients with visual impairment through better and more efficient hospital eye services, a call for clinical data and research to help optimise resources, clinical expertise and funding to ensure all patients being seen for the first time or being followed up for
Out of hours urgent ophthalmology services
It has come to the College’s attention that in many areas of the country some ophthalmology departments (‘local’) are closing early in the evening and at weekends, leaving other surrounding departments (‘central’) to cope with urgent ophthalmic referrals that arise during this time. In some instances this action has been taken without sufficient planning and
Research Fellowships opportunities at PhD and post-doctoral levels
The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium is a group of eye health organisations working to strengthen eye health services and the quality of eye health care across the Commonwealth. We are giving eye health workers based in low and middle-income Commonwealth countries the opportunity to apply for a small number of Research Fellowships
CPD online reporting tool
One of the requirements of Good Medical Practice is that doctors keep their knowledge and skills up to date. The GMC document Supporting information for appraisal and revalidation states that CPD should: Be relevant to the whole scope of the doctor’s practice Stimulate the doctor to reflect on whether he / she is working to the