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Consultation on proposed OST Curriculum
All Royal Colleges and Faculties have been requested to rewrite their specialist curriculum by the GMC to include the Generic Professional Capabilities (GPC) Framework and meet the GMC standards of curricular design. This represents a move from multiple learning outcomes, used to describe each constituent part of a capability, to overarching learning outcomes that describe the
Temporary curriculum derogations due to COVID19
Many trainees have lost training time because of redeployments outside of Ophthalmology throughout the pandemic. Even when present in speciality training, opportunities have been reduced due to the limitations imposed by the need for social distancing, reduced outpatient clinic numbers and limited operating theatre lists. The GMC have agreed changes to curriculum requirements at ARCP
RCOphth AGM 2021
The 33rd AGM of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be held at 10.00 Tuesday 25 May 2021. It will be a virtual meeting and all members are encouraged to attend. Members can contact julie.hodgkinson@rcophth.ac.uk if they are not attending Congress, but wish to attend the AGM. Find out more information about full delegate registration to
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists endorses the AAO’s call for standardisation of digital imaging
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has issued a statement, ‘American Academy of Ophthalmology Leads Call for Ophthalmic Equipment Manufacturers to Standardise Digital Imaging’. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists agrees with the recommendations that manufacturers must implement the existing international standard for communication and management of medical images and related data (DICOM). Currently, DICOM compliance
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the agreement on the new SAS contracts
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the contract reforms approval and introduction of the new ‘specialist grade’. Specialty and Associated Specialists doctors account for 30% of the ophthalmic workforce and are exceptionally important in the development and delivery of care in the Hospital Eye Service. The new contract will provide an opportunity for career progression