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National training survey for doctors delivering postgraduate training
This year the GMC is rolling out a new national survey of trainers alongside the annual survey of doctors in training. By running the two surveys at the same time every year, the GMC hopes to be able to provide a more comprehensive picture of training environments. It should also allow a better understanding of
Lord Hunt: ‘Perverse’ NHS targets regime ignores practical realities of eye care
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, in an article authored for PoliticsHome, warns that the current NHS targets regime prevents patients with chronic eye diseases from receiving necessary care. Eyesight is the one sense people fear losing the most. Many eye diseases which cause sight loss are more
Improvement Science Fellowships – now open for application
The Health Foundation has launched the fourth round of its Improvement Science Fellowships programme and is looking for up to five talented individuals to develop into future leaders of improvement science. This senior post-doctoral fellowship offers a unique leadership development programme and three years’ funding to lead original, applied research dedicated to improving health care
British Council for Prevention of Blindness grants available for application
The British Council for Prevention of Blindness (BCPB) was established in 1976 as a registered charity to fund scientific research into blindness prevention and sight restoration. BCPB funds both UK-based and overseas research into the causes of blindness throughout the world. Grants are offered for research projects that further the goals of ‘VISION 2020: The Right
Meeting with Alistair Burt, Minister of State (Department of Health)
As part of the College’s continued drive to bring the important issues affecting eye services to the forefront, President Carrie MacEwen, Mark Watts (Chair of Education) and Chris Wall (Lay Group member) attended a meeting with Alastair Burt on 13 April. Discussions centred around the lack of capacity in ophthalmology departments, as highlighted by Carrie in