Optometrist and AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson, discusses infection control in practice during the pandemic

A March meeting of the AOP Council raised key areas for the AOP to support practices and optometrists in the coming months

The Professional Standards Authority, which oversees 10 regulators including the GOC, is reviewing whether its performance review process is fit for purpose

AOP chair, Mike George and vice chair, Dr Julie-Anne Little, share what the AOP means to them

Protracted and stressful: AOP solicitor Shamma Masud explains to OT  the emotional toll of the fitness to practise proceedings process – and how this needs to change

While a number of previously raised concerns have been addressed in the new requirements, the AOP committed to monitoring developments, sharing that “This does not mean our concerns about the ESR have all been resolved”

AOP chief executive, Henrietta Alderman, on the year ahead, and how the association supports its members through hard times

It is anticipated that most education providers would work towards admitting students to approved qualifications that meet the new standards from the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic year

The AOP has revised the structure of the Council from 2021, creating new opportunities to represent members. OT  found out more

To mark the final year in the current CET cycle, OT  offers members some useful guidance and reminders