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The latest edition of the policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates in which we share our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Read our response to the UK general election results on 5 July. Our president, Ben Burton, comments on Labour's victory and the unrivalled opportunity to deliver change and ensure patients receive the timely care they need.

Leading eye care experts have issued a call to the next Government to recognise the unmet needs of more than 2.2 million people across the UK who are currently living with a condition that causes visual impairment or sight loss, and as part of this, to commit to developing a long-awaited national plan for eye care in England.

The latest edition of the policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates in which we share our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

Policy manager Jordan Marshall shares highlights of two topical discussions at last month's EyeConUK

We have published a new position statement welcoming the potential of artificial intelligence to transform eyecare delivery in the UK.

We are today publishing a new position statement calling for a phased increase of 382 training places by 2031 to address the rising demand for eyecare services across the UK.

The latest edition of the policy roundup, a series of advocacy updates in which we share our most recent policy and public affairs activities and successes.

In response to comments by Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP in The Sun and on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme regarding Labour’s plans to make further use of independent sector providers in England to bring down NHS waiting lists, College President Professor Ben Burton commented.

We are today publishing our three-step plan to future-proof NHS ophthalmology and are calling on politicians and policymakers to follow our recommendations to secure a sustainable and comprehensive eyecare service for people across the UK.