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NHS diabetic eye screening intervals have changed for people at lower risk

The NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) is now screening people with diabetes at lower risk of diabetic retinopathy every two years instead of every year.

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New study on deterioration of sight caused by delay in review or treatment

From November, this study will be added to BOSU Surveillance. We encourage all UK ophthalmologists to report cases through the BOSU email reporting system to make the data set as complete as possible, making the study more impactful.

New study on deterioration of sight caused by delay in review or treatment - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists From November, this study will be added to BOSU Surveillance. We encourage all UK ophthalmologists to report cases through the BOSU email reporting system to make the data set as complete as possible, making the study more impactful. Deterioration of sight caused by delay in review or treatment will...

SAS Week provides the opportunity for employers to celebrate the specialty and specialist doctor workforce (SAS) and raise its profile as a rewarding career and a much-valued part of the NHS workforce.

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sas-week-2023

Equalities and the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES)

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sas-week-2023

The SAS advocate role and wellbeing are being highlighted in case studies by trusts, showcasing how they are prioritising SAS wellbeing. Make sure you view the SAS advocate infographic, which highlights key roles and responsibilities.

Read Case Study: Supporting SAS doctor wellbeing at UHDB | NHS Employers

Read Case Study :Celebrating SAS doctors at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | NHS Employers

https://www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies/supporting-sas-doctor-wellbeing-uhdb

SAS Week 2023 Join us for a week-long celebration of specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors from 9-13 October.

Today is the Examiners Question Writing Workshop at the College, with examiners from all over the UK coming together to proofread, edit and create brand new Viva questions to be used in our Part 2 FRCOphth Oral examinations.

We are always looking for new examiners to join help deliver exams to candidates worldwide. It offers the opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world, increases general ophthalmic knowledge and awards the gain of valuable CPD.

College examiners have an important involvement in helping launch the careers of new ophthalmologists both in the UK and overseas. Full details on how to apply to become an examiner can be found on our website here: https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/examinations/become-an-examiner/

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ePortfolio Pilot

The Ophthalmic Specialist Training (OST) Project Board is overseeing the ePortfolio Pilot Programme which started on 28 September with a fantastic face-to-face testing event at the College.

The theme of World Mental Health Day 2023 is “Mental health is a universal human right,” which serves as a reminder to everyone on the planet to raise awareness & encourage action that will protect & advance everyone’s right to mental health.

Join us for a week-long celebration of specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors from 9-13 October.

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/sas-week-2023

SAS Week 2023 Join us for a week-long celebration of specialty and specialist (SAS) doctors from 9-13 October.

Keeler Scholars announced

The Keeler Scholarship 2022 has been jointly awarded to Jared Ching and Arthur Okonkwo.

https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/news-views/keeler-scholars-announced/

Keeler Scholars announced - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists The Keeler Scholarship 2022 has been jointly awarded to Jared Ching and Arthur Okonkwo. The biennial award, sponsored by Keeler Limited, is made to College fellows, members or affiliates to enable them to study, research or acquire special skills, knowledge or experience to benefit ophthalmology in ...

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We are aware of the challenges facing paediatric ophthalmology and are determined to do all we can to ensure these crucial services are better supported – including through job planning and our training programme.

Read the summary of a series of focus groups we held in 2022 and the next steps for the College. https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/news-views/work-to-identify-capacity-challenges-and-explore-solutions-in-paediatric-ophthalmology-enters-next-stage/

Work to identify capacity challenges and explore solutions in paediatric ophthalmology enters next stage - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists In November 2022, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Paediatric Sub-committee held a series of focus groups to explore the challenges facing...

The Chair of our paediatric sub-committee Sus Biswas will be speaking at the BIPOSA Conference on Wednesday to highlight the findings and next steps from the work has been undertaking to support paediatric ophthalmology.
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London 2023 Programme | BIPOSA Wednesday 4th – Friday 6th October 2023 BIPOSA Annual Meeting Programme   Download programme pdf Download abstract booklet Wednesday programme Wednesday highlights: Claud Worth Lecture Miss Stacy Pineles, UCLA Wednesday allied professionals parallel session Thursday programme Thursday highlights ...

Join us in ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ and the movement during Black History Month 2023

Black History Month 2023 on X Happy Black History month everyone here is Black History Month Magazine 2023 https://t.co/jPymm0XZFO via

Vacancy

Executive Assistant
Our Executive Assistant will be key in supporting several senior colleagues and committees to drive forward the delivery of our ambitious plans.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in enabling us to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible, working across a broad range of responsibilities and in high-profile areas of work.

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Job Vacancies - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Find and apply for all our current job vacancies here.

Future design of special schools eye care service being consulted on

Following the welcome announcement in June 2023 that sight testing will be expanded to all special schools in England from 2024, is now consulting on the future design of this rollout. There are still some contentious areas such as whether it should be an opt in or opt out service.

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Head of People and Resources

To provide strategic leadership, oversight and development of a portfolio of corporate support functions, with a particular focus on individual and organisational development.

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Job Vacancies - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Find and apply for all our current job vacancies here.

Annual Congress 2024 – abstract submission open!

The 2024 will be held at the ICC, Belfast from 20 – 23 May.
Abstract submission opens on 3 October 2023 & the closing date is 20.59 on 11 December 2023

https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/events-courses/annual-congress/

Sit-back and listen in as radio host, Adam Cox chats to David Cartwright from the charity Eye Health UK about why vision matters and the simple steps we should all be taking to help keep our eyes and vision healthy.

Podcast Vision really matters. Sight is the sense people fear losing the most, yet many of us don't know the best way to look after our eyes. National Eye Health Week aims to change all that. Eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK have joined together across the UK in....

Many of us risk future avoidable sight loss because we don’t know how to look after our eyes properly. Check if you could be doing more to reduce your risk here http://visionmatters.org.uk/looking-after-your-eyes/eye-health-calculator

This course will help teachers and trainers develop a variety of educational skills to engage trainees and help them learn efficiently and effectively. It is suitable for all trainees ST1-ST7, and SAS Doctors.

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TTT for Trainees - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists This course will help teachers and trainers develop a variety of educational skills that will engage trainees and help them learn efficiently and effectively. It is suitable for all trainees ST1-ST7, and SAS Doctors. The course uses a blend of independent preparatory learning with intensively-facili...

Minimise symptoms of screen fatigue by following the 20-20-20 rule – Look up from your screen every 20 minutes & focus on something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Screen Smart Vision really matters. Sight is the sense people fear losing the most, yet many of us don't know the best way to look after our eyes. National Eye Health Week aims to change all that. Eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK have joined together across the UK in....

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aims to help improve the nation's eye health.
Don’t lose sight of what matters! 4.7Million NHS sight tests have been lost since the pandemic started. Half of sight loss is avoidable !

INSPIRE is looking for members to join its Editorial Teams as Editors, CoEditors or Instructors providing digital learning.

• Programme Editors (consultants or experienced SAS) for the programme: MANAGER.

• Co-editors (trainees, SAS or practitioners) for the programmes: CORNEA & OCULAR SURFACE, CLINICAL SKILLS, and MANAGER.

Editors work with their team to collate and create learning materials for the online platform.

Please complete the application form, Programme Editors Application Form , and return it to [email protected]

CLOSING DATE: Monday 11 September 2023.

Instructors are welcome to volunteer to help contribute or create materials across all programmes on INSPIRE. You will work with the relevant Editor Team. If you are interested in this role, please e-mail: [email protected], stating the programme(s) you are most interested in. There is no deadline for applying for teaching positions.

Lead Our Work - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists The College is a membership organisation and relies on member participation. Help to shape the work of the College and the ophthalmic sector.

We're still taking applications for parallel sessions for the RCOphth Annual Congress 2024, at the ICC, Belfast!

The sessions can be 60-90 minutes, covering any aspect of ophthalmology.

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RCOphth Congress 2024 - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists The 2024 Congress will take place at the ICC, Belfast from 20 – 23 May 2024 and will be fully in person, with talks available on demand after the meeting. The College are looking for suggestions for parallel sessions. These can be 60 or 90 minutes and can cover any aspect of ophthalmology. We are...

As demand for patient care and backlogs continue to put pressure on eye units, SAS doctors have an instrumental role in supporting medical royal colleges to maintain high standards and resources.

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SAS Doctors contribute to the work of medical royal colleges to maintain standards of patient care and development of future generations of eye... As the demand of patient care and backlogs continue to put pressure on trusts and eye care units, a consequence is the difficulty in medical royal...

See our latest National Ophthalmology Database Audit report for cataract surgery!

Our new report shows that cataract surgery remains the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the UK with almost half a million operations a year.

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View the findings of our latest National Ophthalmology Database Audit for cataract surgery - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Cataract surgery remains the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the UK with almost half a million operations a year, results from our latest National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit show.

New BBC report shows Wales faces a "tidal wave of blindness" unless urgent improvements are made to the way specialist eye care is delivered.

RCOphth Wales President, Gwyn Williams, spoke to the BBC to highlight his concerns.

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Eye care: Wales faces tidal wave of blindness - doctor More than 75,000 people at greatest risk of losing their sight are waiting too long for treatment.

There's still time to apply for the Sight Research UK Seed Award!

The Seed Award supports diverse research projects with a clear pathway to patient benefit, with a maximum grant value of £15,000. All research should aim to focus on eventual diagnostic, prevention or treatment solutions applicable to eye conditions.

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Sight Research UK Seed Award - Open to Applications - The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Sight Research UK has now opened its Seed Award to applications. The Seed Award supports a diverse portfolio of research projects with a clear pathway to patient benefit. All research should aim focus on eventual diagnostic, prevention or treatment solutions applicable to eye conditions. The maximum...