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Ophthalmologist workforce report – Staffing pressures highlighted
Ophthalmologist workforce report - Staffing pressures highlighted
Ophthalmologists this is an insightful read that we have for you today. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2022 workforce census has found 76% of ophthalmology units to do not have enough consultants.
A 2022 workforce census by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists has revealed staffing pressures alongside concern about the effect of independent providers delivering NHS ophthalmology care.
The report found that 76% of units do not have enough consultants to meet current patient demand, while around half (52%) of units had found it difficult to recruit consultants over the past year.
To meet demand, 65% of units are using locums to fill consultant vacancies, with 57% of eye units using locums to fill posts for longer than a year.
Of the 632,000 patients on ophthalmology waiting lists in England in January 2023, 24,000 had been waiting for over a year for treatment.
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Ophthalmologist workforce report - Staffing pressures highlighted