The Optical Confederation has released guidelines to help eye care practitioners prepare for a shakeup of the rules on data protection

The event will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole in March

What the EU General Data Protection Regulation means for the optical sector

Changes include a new chapter on examining patients with a disability

Some fitness to practise cases may be processed without a contested hearing from February 2018

The Government’s proposed reforms could lead to the delivery of a higher quality of care, the GOC told OT 

More than half of customers surveyed through GOC research think opticians are being told to sell unnecessary products and services

Draft concepts for an overhaul of optometric education were discussed at the latest General Optical Council meeting

New research reveals 73% of registrants would not feel comfortable contacting the DVLA if a patient falls short of the vision standard for driving

The Department of Health is considering a plan to streamline “inconsistent and bureaucratic” healthcare regulators