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New OCCCF curriculum launched to support professional development of the multi-disciplinary eye health team
The Ophthalmology Common Clinical Competency Framework (OCCCF) set out standards for a systematic patient-centred approach to multi-disciplinary education and training, ensuring standardised and recognised competences across ophthalmic secondary care locations in the UK. The Framework has since been developed into a curriculum, covering four clinical areas: cataract, glaucoma, medical retina and acute & emergency eye care.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes Senedd inquiry focussing on management of ophthalmic outpatients across Wales
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) recently took the opportunity to provide a statement as part of The Royal College of Physicians response to the Welsh Assembly (Senedd) Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the management of follow up outpatients across Wales. It is important that the committee recognises the very real risk of loss of
31st AGM of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
The 31st AGM of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be held on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 at 10:05 am at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow. Members can view the agenda and proposed subscriptions for 2020, the audited financial statements and the Trustee Report for 2018 online. Please note that all members are entitled
Ophthalmic support staff vital to the success of multidisciplinary team working
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists welcomes the professional development and training of all staff involved with the ophthalmologist led team in delivering high quality care to patients. Eye disease is predicted to increase by 40% over the next 20 years continuing to create unprecedented demand on the hospital eye service which already copes with nine
PHIN provides update on work to improve private healthcare fee transparency
In January 2019 The Royal College of Ophthalmologists alerted members to changes arising from The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) authorising the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) to collect performance and cost information about private healthcare. This information will be published to better inform patients and provide greater transparency about the costs patients can expect