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How should the education and training of optometrists evolve to future-proof the profession? OT asked optometrists from different modes of practice to share their thoughts
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The AOP has published its response to the GOC’s consultation on proposals for the future of optometry education, along with the findings of member surveys on experiences of pre-registration supervision
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Members are told to contact the association if practices do not take appropriate steps to address concerns
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The consultation seeks feedback on the GOC’s existing COVID-19 statements and how these should apply in different phases of the pandemic
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A Bradford-based practitioner has been suspended for three months after failing to carry out adequate sight tests and keep adequate records
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In a rapidly changing sector, the GOC’s Education Strategic Review consultation is an important next step, explains the regulator’s director of education, Leonie Milliner
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The GOC has sanctioned a Huddersfield-based practitioner who presented inaccurate records while training as a student optometrist
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The General Optical Council has sanctioned a practitioner with a three-month suspension order
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The AOP, College and Optometry Schools Council emphasise that the GOC must ensure that an overhaul of education is financially viable
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GOC director of education, Leonie Milliner, will provide an overview of planned changes to education and how optical professionals can have their say