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Written in collaboration with VISION 2020 UK and SeeAbility the Eye Care Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities 2015 Ophthalmic Services Guidance Chapter aims to provide ophthalmologists with guidance and support so as to enable them to provide insightful and quality treatment to patients with learning disabilities. The College information can also be supplemented by

• 4 September 2015

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NICE has accredited the process used by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to produce its commissioning guides. Martin Underwood, Chair of the NICE Accreditation Advisory Committee said: “I am delighted to congratulate the Royal College of Ophthalmologists on this achievement. “The process used to produce Royal College of Ophthalmologists commissioning guides is robust, transparent and systematic

• 28 August 2015

As part of wider Government action on deficit reduction, the 2015/16 public health grant to local authorities will be reduced by £200 million.  This will impact on all aspects of preventative health care including vision screening in children. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges asks the DH to reverse this funding cuts decision as the effects on

• 24 August 2015

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and Medisoft are pleased to announce that the National Ophthalmology Database Audit (NOD Audit) project has been shortlisted for the EHI Awards, the UK’s only dedicated healthcare IT award scheme. The project team presented their award entry into the category of ‘Best use of IT to support integrated healthcare

• 18 August 2015

RNIB have mounted a campaign to ask people to sign up and send messages supporting a reversal of the NHS England’s decision to block treatments for patients with sever refractive uveitis to Simon Stevens and Bruce Keogh at NHS England. In July 2015, NHS England decided they will not routinely provide Humira and Remicade for severe

• 11 August 2015