Clinical governance
Bringing you the latest clinical advice to help you deliver the best care for your patients
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice
AOP advice, updated 30 March 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): when to provide a sight test
Advice to members about providing sight tests during the coronavirus outbreak
Conditions
A closer look at managing patients with eye conditions
Contact lenses
Advice and guidance about the sale and supply of contact lenses
Contact lenses - substitution
Your clinical responsibility when making substitution decisions
Guide to GOC's Standards of Practice
Our member guide to GOC’s Standards of Practice
Informed consent
Member guidance on informed consent
Obtaining consent from patients with dementia
Useful member guidance for when you encounter patients with dementia
Internal referral template
Safely refer patients to another practitioner within the practice
NHS
Find guidance and resources on working with the NHS
Prescription requirements
Your requirements in relation to prescriptions for spectacles and contact lenses
Referring a patient
Make sure you’re referring patients safely
Safe practice: Domiciliary eye care
How optometrists and employers can manage the risks of domiciliary work
Safe practice: eye testing
Minimising the potential risks for patients in practice
Safe practice: record keeping
Guidance to protect patients and practitioners
Safeguarding
A guide on practitioner responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk
Supervising pre-regs and trainees
Follow our guide to supervising pre-regs, trainees and unregistered staff
Testing colour vision
Top tips and resources for testing patients with colour deficiencies
Testing visual display unit users
Testing patients who use visual display units, such as laptops, touch screens and other devices
Waste disposal in optometric practice
Guidance on the safe disposal of different kinds of optometric waste
Clinical governance
Bringing you the latest clinical advice to help you deliver the best care for your patients
