The GOC has agreed to a “more flexible” approach to meeting logbook requirements in independent prescriber training, a decision expected to help optometrists complete their training

Lisa Gerson began a new role as registrant member to the GOC council on 1 May

The 2021 public perceptions research found that confidence in the profession remains high, also showing an increase in the numbers of people who would seek assistance from an optometrist in the first instance for eye issues

The regulator was found to meet 16 of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation, but has not met the standards relating to the timeliness of fitness to practise cases for a sixth year

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

Dionne Spence, director of casework and resolutions at the General Optical Council, tells the story behind the launch of the regulator’s new bulletin, FtP Focus

OT  examines the use of criminal charges against healthcare workers in the UK