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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists responds to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report and recommendations into the insertion of an incorrect intraocular lens
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) welcomes the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) report i2017/012 ‘Investigation into the insertion of an incorrect intraocular lens’1. Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed operation in the NHS with over 400,000 being carried out every year in the UK. It greatly enhances quality of life by restoring sight.
NICE are recruiting for Quality Standards Advisory Committee (QSAC) members
NICE are currently recruiting for standing members to join their Quality Standards Advisory Committee (QSAC) to support delivery of the library quality standards topics. They are looking to appoint a number of standing members with the following backgrounds/expertise: Audit and measurement professional. For example professionals involved in audit, measurement and service improvement Primary care professional.
Eye Journal joint symposium with the American Academy of Ophthalmologists’ Aging Committee
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, specifically the Eye editorial team, hosted a joint symposium with the American Academy of Ophthalmologists’ Aging Committee at the AAO 2018 meeting in Chicago in October. This session reviewed the differences in the management and treatment between the United Kingdom and the United States on the most common ophthalmic conditions
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists responds to NHS Improvement’s consultation on national tariff changes
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has published its response to NHS Improvement’s consultation on national tariff changes, which is now available to view publicly online – RCOphth Response: 2019/20 payment reform proposals The response highlights how the current national tariff system adversely affects follow up patients. The College remains concerned with the continued process of front
The Gambia National Eye Health Survey: exciting opportunity for ophthalmologists to participate, January – May 2019
Two National Surveys of Visual Impairment and Blindness in The Gambia were undertaken in 1986 and 1996. The former of which provided baseline data for the inception of The Gambia’s National Eye Health Programme (NEHP). There have been major developments in eye health service provision in the last 20 years, whilst the population has also