Our work
Discover what the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum is working on now and what we're planning for the future
How we represent our members
- Promoting best practice in ophthalmology
- Leading the development of ophthalmic nursing practice
- Promoting the nature, scope and value of ophthalmic nursing
- Educating nurses and health care professionals and improving the quality of compassionate patient care
- Influencing changes in ophthalmology that will benefit both patients and nurses.
Our strategy
- Representing all members of the forum.
- Attending key events in order to ensure that the voice of the ophthalmic nurse is heard.
- Working with relevant stakeholders and organisations.
- Developing key resources which demonstrate best practice.
Recent activity
Read our reports - download the PDFs
- Ophthalmic Nursing forum annual report 2023.
- Ophthalmic Nursing Forum - Nature Scope and Value Resource: Project Completion and Evaluation report.
See also:
- Ophthalmic conditions and treatment pathways. Watch a series of short videos, developed by the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum (ONF), which discuss a range of ophthalmic conditions, including adnexal, glaucoma, vitreo-retinal and ophthalmic emergencies.
- Ophthalmic nursing digital pages – an update on the nature, scope and value of ophthalmic nursing resource was created in 2023.
- Eyes right. helping non-ophthalmic health care professionals deliver quality care safely (2022)
- Eyes right. older people and driving (2021)
- Elderly Sight Loss Early Detection and Action Simulation workshops, carried out across the UK to support better understanding of the issues faced by patents who have sight loss.
Projects for 2024
National Ophthalmic Nursing Conference 2024 – in planning
Collaborations
The ONF committee represent the RCN in a wide range of National activities including:
- RCN Congress 2024
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) Cataract Service Standards Development Group
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOph) Ophthalmic Practitioner Training (OPT)
- UK Ophthalmic Alliance (UKOA)
- Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC) Standards service specification for community minor and urgent eye care (England) and Standard service specification and workforce data modelling: advisory groups
- NHSE National curriculum framework
- UK Health Security Agency - Falls and vision
- NHS Eye Care Restoration Plan
- Macular Society
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
- Association of Ophthalmic Nursing and Technicians
- Glaucoma UK
- APPG Eye Health
- Eye Health Forum.
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Page last updated - 02/09/2024
