Eye Care Professionals in ophthalmic practice
Ophthalmologists work as part of the multidisciplinary specialist team that includes a range of other medical, non-medical and healthcare professionals.
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RCOphth responds to parliamentary inquiry into backlogs and waiting times
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on ‘Managing NHS backlogs & waiting times’, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) has stressed the need for consistent national coordination and resourcing of proven eye care innovations alongside an upskilling of the workforce and implementation of integrated pathways, if long backlogs and waiting times for both diagnostic and surgical appointments are to be reduced.
AI directory
Introducing the AI directory This is a free and useful resource that the College has created for clinicians, commissioners, vendors, researchers and anyone with an interest in artificial intelligence (AI). We have developed the directory because we believe that AI has the potential to have a profound impact on the science and practice of ophthalmology. […]
Clinical Audit Awareness Week
This week (19 – 23 June) is Clinical Audit Awareness Week, a national annual campaign that promotes and celebrates the impact of clinical audits in healthcare. RCOphth runs the world renowned National Ophthalmology Database Audit and is recognised by clinicians, NICE, GIRFT and industry as an important safety and research tool that is used to […]
Westminster Eye Health Day 2023
Imagine that the entire population of Gloucestershire was waiting for an ophthalmology appointment. And then imagine the outcome if those appointments never happened. Not just for the Gloucestershire people themselves, who might lose their sight or have to live in extreme discomfort or distress. But for the NHS and other healthcare providers facing even greater […]
A step in the right direction to address NHS cataract provision and independent sector challenges
RCOphth President Professor Bernie Chang explains the positive action being taken by NHS England through its cataract specification, which the College has supported to develop. With the publication last week of its service specification for cataract surgery, NHS England has taken an important step in beginning to address the challenges to long term sustainable […]