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Ombudsman comments on CQC's annual State of Care report

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) annual State of Care report.

Move for ABDO College Principal

ABDO College Principal Dr Robert Cubbidge is to move on from his current role and focus on optometry and his academic interests.

The Eye Care Support Pathway from RNIB

The #EyeCareSupportPathway is a framework, developed by RNIB and partners across the sector, for the NHS, social care organisations, the third sector and the public to use to support the transformation of eye care and eye services.

ABDO College releases new annual report

ABDO College has published its Annual Report for 2022, providing a pictorial overview of activities as well as detailing ABDO College's financial status.

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers awards 2023 Ruskell Medal for research

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers has awarded its prestigious bronze Ruskell Medal for 2023 to Dr Cristina Martinez-Fernandez de la Camara, a senior scientist in the Clinical Ophthalmology Research Group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, for her work on RPGR-associated retinal dystrophy.

Updated MOSUK website

This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Medical Ophthalmology Society UK (MOSUK) meeting, which first took place in 1999 at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

Milton Keynes ophthalmology hospital opens doors

CHEC’s new site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

Crisis at Christmas Opticians celebrate 20-year partnership

The London Crisis at Christmas Opticians and Eyecare Service, which is run as a partnership between Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness and Vision Care for Homeless People, celebrated its 20th year in December, with the service growing from one initial clinic to nine in London.

Launch of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook

The WHO Vision and Eye Care Programme has the pleasure to announce the publication of the Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH).

Ophthalmic Aid to Eastern Europe (OAEE) Bursaries 2024

OAEE assists young eye doctors from Eastern Europe to attend as observers in specialist clinics in the UK where a fee for observerships is charged. It also helps fund teaching visits by UK ophthalmologists to Eastern Europe and gives travel bursaries to ophthalmologists and orthoptists wishing to present papers at national and international eye congresses in the region.

Belfry to host summer OSA meeting

The Belfry beckons for all OSA members from 10–11 June, as one of the most enjoyable events of the optical calendar.

Vision passport to be discussed at OSA June 10 meeting

The Digital Eye Care Alliance (DECA) meeting at the OSA Summer Belfry event on June 10, is opening its doors to non-OSA members who would like to know more about the rapid advances in digital eyecare.