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OTG concerned by the impact of proposed junior doctor contracts
The OTG represents the voice and interests of registrars and is influential in all aspects of the work of the College. As today’s registrars are tomorrow’s ophthalmologists, the issues that are changing the face of medicine in general and the way doctors are able to practice are a direct concern of the OTG. The OTG
Trainees warn imposition of contract threatens future of UK healthcare
Open letter to Secretary of State for Health Members of the trainee committees that sit on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Trainee Doctors Group (ATDG) have written an open letter to Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, to express their concerns with proposals to impose a new employment contract on all doctors in
Part 2 FRCOphth goes to Singapore
Building on the successful collaboration with the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak running the Refraction Certificate in Kuching, the Examinations Committee is delighted to announce that it is extending its programme of overseas examinations. The Examinations Committee will be running its first ever Part 2 FRCOphth Oral examination in collaboration with the National University of Singapore in
Essay Prize for Foundation Doctors
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is running for the first time an essay prize for Foundation Doctors undertaking a UK Foundation Programme (F1, F2) at the time of submission. Second and Third placed winners will be presented with certificates and the First Prize winner will receive free entry into The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress 24-26
Patient safety, service quality and workforce morale at risk from junior doctor new contracts
RCOphth believes new proposed junior doctor contract risks, service quality, patient safety and workforce morale The Royal College of Ophthalmologists shares the concerns of ophthalmic registrars about the Government announcement that it plans to introduce a new contract for junior doctors in England from August 2016. (The governments in Scotland and Wales have announced that