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The Guardian publishes RCOphth Lay Advisory Group letter concerning junior doctor contract
The RCOphth Lay Advisory Group (LAG) are a group of volunteers actively involved in the work of the RCOphth. They include members who have some or no previous background in health or eye matters, including related organisations and some have been or are eye patients. The group also includes clinician members of the RCOphth including
VISION 2020 UK secures funding for data collection through CVI
VISION 2020 UK has secured funding for data collection through the Certificate of Vision Impairment. You can read about the CVI progrmme here on the RCOphth website. VISION 2020 UK, the umbrella organisation which leads collaboration and co-operation between organisations across the eye health and sight loss sectors, has secured funding for data collection based on
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists publish the first annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit
Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the UK with around 330,000 operations performed yearly in England and 16,000 in Wales. In the first annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit, published by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, ‘historic’ or ‘legacy’ data have been used to highlight data completeness
Richard Keeler, Honorary Curator provides surgical instruments for BBC’s ‘Being the Brontes’
The College often receives requests from TV production and research teams. Richard Keeler spent some time with a BBC film crew in the Old Operating Theatre of St Thomas’ Hospital for the documentary ‘Being the Brontes’, presented by Martha Kearney. Charlotte Bronte’s father underwent a cataract operation in Manchester in 1846 and while he was recovering,
Special Resolutions – eligible members to vote on changes
The Special Resolutions have the full support of the RCOphth Council. They contain a lot of detail to ensure that the governing documents are consistent and comply with current legislation and business practice. There are significant features that the Council seeks to implement and include the creation of a board of Trustees, refocus the role