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The new curriculum for doctors on the seven-year ophthalmic specialist training (OST) programme begins today, ready for the start of the new training year

More than 600 ophthalmologists in training took part in this year’s General Medical Council (GMC) National Training Survey, reporting they rate the quality of their training very highly but that they have concerns about burnout and over access to training opportunities in the independent sector.

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 latest coverage from June-July 2024, which included mentions in the Guardian and Health Service Journal (HSJ). Our active engagement with the media reflects our commitment to raising awareness about critical issues, advocating for reform, and increasing the profile of ophthalmology.

This first Global AI conference, which sees us partnering with the Royal College of Radiologists and NHS, welcomes both in-person and online attendees to explore the future of AI in healthcare across diverse clinical specialties.

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.

Applications are now open for a £6,000 research bursary to support an ophthalmologist in training to undertake an epidemiological study of a rare eye condition through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU). 

Our thanks to all those of you who attended and contributed to this year’s Annual Congress - EyeConUK - in Belfast last week. 

You can now access our newly published clinical dataset for glaucoma procedures, which defines the agreed key information that should be routinely collected for all patients undergoing surgical or laser intraocular pressure lowering procedures.

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