Selina Powell

Features Editor

Selina Powell is the features editor of Optometry Today (OT), where she writes in-depth features for the print journal and is responsible for the development of supplements in collaboration with commercial partners. Selina also covers eye health research for OT, keeping practitioners up to date with the latest developments through the Science & vision section of the website and the clinical round-up in print. She talks to optometrists about their pursuits outside of the testing room for OT’s regular Secret life article, while her My vision feature showcases the experiences of people with conditions that affect their sight.

Selina worked as a journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in New Zealand before moving to the UK in 2016.

More articles by Selina Powell

Lidl withdraws illegal sale of multifocal spectacles

Lidl has stopped stocking multifocal reading glasses in UK stores after the supermarket chain was contacted by the General Optical Council
- Clinical and regulatory
- 1
GOC Professional conduct Spectacles
Four in five FTP cases closed by case examiners

The General Optical Council has launched a four-month pilot of an enhanced triage process for fitness to practise investigations
- Clinical and regulatory
GOC Professional conduct
GMC gross negligence manslaughter review published

Report recommends finding better ways to support doctors subject to an investigation and providing an induction to doctors following a period of absence
- Clinical and regulatory
GOC Government Professional conduct
“You can be a perfectly competent clinician but that doesn’t mean you are safe from suspicion”

BAME doctors are more than twice as likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their employers as their white peers, GMC report reveals
- Clinical and regulatory
Professional conduct Government
“For too many women sexual harassment is deeply entrenched in workplace culture”

One in 12 NHS workers have faced harassment in the past year according to a new report from the public services union Unison
- Health services
NHS Professional conduct
The history of regulation

AOP solicitor, Jenny Cummin, delves into the origins of public protection within healthcare
- AOP
GOC Professional conduct Government Legislation Feature
From obstetrics to optics

The AOP’s head of professional discipline, Dejan Mladenovic, tells OT about his experience of working for the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- AOP
GOC Professional conduct Feature
Social media and the law: four ways to stay safe online

AOP senior solicitor and director designate, Ella Franci, and AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson share their top tips for avoiding legal trouble on the wild west of the web
- AOP
Practice management Business Professional conduct Communication
GOC Acceptance Criteria makes it easier to “filter out” complaints

The optical regulator has published new criteria that set a benchmark for whether a fitness to practise complaint is investigated
- Optical organisations
Professional conduct GOC
Sorting fact from fiction

The General Optical Council’s head of case progression, Keith Watts, unravels some common myths about professional conduct proceedings
- 5 min read
- Optical organisations
GOC Professional conduct Feature

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