Extending the skills of the MDT workforce
Ophthalmology services are in serious difficulties due to demand for care being greater than the service capacity we have. It is crucial that we optimise our use of the whole...
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Patient standards to increase support for eye clinic patients
The UK Ophthalmology Alliance (UKOA) has worked in partnership with The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) todevelop a set of patient standards designed to improve care for eye...
UKOA Website Members Area Now Live
UKOA is delighted to announce that the UKOA Website new ‘members area’ is now live. Members will have received an email advising how you can access this private area which...
The insertion of wrong Intraocular Lenses
The insertion of wrong intraocular lenses (IOLs) in cataract surgery has been the commonest cause of surgical never events in recent years. There has been concern that this creates a...
UKOA Membership Expansion
Since launching the Alliance in 2017, membership has grown quickly from a handful of members to 48 units/trusts plus stakeholders, such as The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, RNIB, IGA, The...