Save the date: The UK Neuro-ophthalmology Society (UKNOS) Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday 17th March 2022 in Sheffield.
Sessions will include Functional Visual loss, clinical talks, scientific presentations and a prize for the best trainee presentation. For details see https://uknos.com.
About UKNOS: UKNOS was formed to bring together Neurologists and Ophthalmologists to facilitate research and education, to improve clinical care and to share respective expertise and stories.
Consultant membership is £50/ year but the annual meeting fee is reduced by the same amount if you attend.
To join UKNOS go to UKNOS.com then click on 'shop'.
Registration is now open for the UK EGG Annual Meeting – 21st September 2021
Please join us on Tuesday 21st September 2021 at the Francis Crick Institute for the UK Eye Genetics Group (EGG) Annual Meeting.
Meeting details here and flyer here
Job Vacancy- UKAS Assessment Manager for IQIPS
https://www.ukas.com/company/
Moorfields Eye Hospital CoVid-19 Emergency Response
More insight into how BriSCEV members responded to the CoVid-19 pandemic. Dr Magella Neveu talks about the response from Moorfields electrophysiology department. We welcome others to contribute to the Covid19 archive with the aim of supporting each other with practice ideas and benchmarking.
Save the Date: UK Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (UKNOS) annual meeting (25th March 2021) and Festschrift for Dr Gordon Plant (26th March 2021) in London
Join us for the UKNOS annual meeting with invited speakers Professor Dan Milea (Singapore) and Professor Anthony Arnold (USA). Topics will include ophthalmic imaging in vascular disease, clinical talks, scientific presentations and a prize for the best trainee presentation.
Please see UKNOS.com for further details.
BriSCEV during the COVID-19 pandemic
A really insightful piece by Dr Richard Hagan in VOX, the AHCS newsletter this month, explores the activities and practices of BriSCEV members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read it here
OVS Accreditation update
UKAS has performed assessment for accreditation against the IQIPS standard since 2012 for 8 physiological Science services. The scope of accreditation and finalised standard was not completed at initial conception for the vision science community and so only 7 of the 8 disciplines have been engaged with the accreditation process to date.
Following discussions with stakeholders within the Ophthalmic and Vision Science community and acceptance of the revised IQIPS standard together with a defined scope of activity UKAS now intends to extend this accreditation into the Vision Science discipline.
UKAS is calling all parties who are involved in the delivery of any these services in the current defined scope and who would be willing to participate to express their interest as well as any stakeholders or experts who would be interested in being involved in this project. The level of interest received will enable UKAS to determine next steps in establishing a suitable pilot accreditation project. A copy of the defined scope can be found here.
If sufficient interest is received and the project goes ahead a meeting of interested parties will be held where the project will be discussed in detail including timelines, the pilot assessment process and the terms of reference for the pilot organisations.
Please contact UKAS by Friday 28th August 2020 to record your interest by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please include the following information:
- ·Name of Trust/Organisation
- ·Status of any current accreditation or inspection covering your Vision Science services
- ·Whether the interest is as a potential pilot project applicant or as a stakeholder or expert
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact UKAS using the above email address.
Please note that submitting an expression of interest does not indicate any commitment to participate in the project on the part of the interested party and nor does the acceptance of an expression of interest commit UKAS to accept the interested party on to the pilot project.
Further Update of funding for STP for 2020/21 financial year
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to provide clarification around the funding that HEE will be providing to existing STP trainees and those commencing the programme in September 2020:
Existing STP Trainees
From April 2020, funding for existing trainees will be at Band 6, 2020/21 AfC rates (including on-costs). Funding will increase incrementally each year, in line with AfC rates and will be for the duration of their programme.
STP Trainees commencing in September 2020
HEE funding for trainees commencing the STP programme in September 2020, will be at Band 6, 2020/21 AfC rates (including on-costs). Funding will increase incrementally each year, in line with AfC rates and will be for the duration of their 3 year programme.
Any changes to HEE funding as a result of the Education Funding Review, will not impact existing trainees or those who will commence the programme in September 2020.
Update of funding that HEE will be providing for the Scientific Training Programme (STP) for the 2020/21 financial year.
Further details here
Band 7 Clinical Scientist/Pre registrant post in the The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Further details on the job description can be found here.
UK Eye Genetics Group Glasgow meeting 2019
UKEGG is being hosted in Glasgow in the ICE Building on Friday November 8th 2019. This is a one day meeting. More details can be found at https://ukegg.com/1749-2/
CSOWISE Healthcare Science Leadership Development programme
Applications are now open for the CSOWISE Healthcare Science Leadership Development Programme 2019
The CSOWISE Healthcare Science Leadership Development programme is a bespoke 12 month initiative launched in partnership with WISE. This highly prestigious and competitive programme offers the opportunity to receive bespoke leadership development training and receive mentoring by senior leaders in healthcare, industry and academia, as well as speaking and ambassadorial opportunities through the CSO and WISE networks. There is also the opportunity to join senior leaders at NHS England healthcare science advisory meetings and to attend the Chief Scientific Officer’s annual conference in 2020.
We would be delighted if, as professional body President/ Chair, you would promote this opportunity to your members and encourage applications for this unique opportunity for female healthcare scientists.
We are always keen to look at ways to expand and shape future leadership opportunities in collaboration with HCS professional bodies and we would be very happy to discuss this with you further.
Further information can be found on the NHSE Website
The deadline for submission of applications is the 10th May.
OVS STP curriculum review – lead editor and writers sought
The NSHCS is seeking expressions of interest for a lead editor (paid role) and writers (expenses paid) to undertake the OVS STP curriculum review. Please use the link below to express interest:
http://www.nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/curricula-menu/curriculum-content-review-project
Roles and responsibilities are described here:
Information for BriSCEV members interested in hosting trainee healthcare scientists in HSST and STP for Opthalmic and Vision Science for 2019
Click here for further details
The Visual Electrophyiology course as part of E-Learning for Healthcare is now live!
More information on how to register can be found under the training tab.
AHCS: Applying for STP equivalence (applies to UK only)
The STP Equivalence process for healthcare scientists has been developed and is currently being
piloted by the Academy for Healthcare Science. For details of how to register expressions of interest click here
ACS opens new sub-modality, Ophthalmic & Vision Science
The ACS, along with constituent member professional body the British Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (BriSCEV), are delighted to announce the introduction of a new sub-modality in which candidates may apply for the ACS Certificate of Attainment. From 1st January 2016 the ACS may now receive applications in the new Clinical Physiology sub-modality, Ophthalmic & Vision Science. Specific competences have been produced to assist any individuals considering applying in this sub-modality which can be found in the Application Documents section of the website here. Full members of BriSCEV qualify for the reduced application fee structure.