The High Court has approved a consent order between the AOP and GOC, formed following a challenge by the AOP legal team on behalf of a member

The policy outlines how and when the regulator will service notices electronically, how consent will be obtained, and the safeguards in place

The PSA’s successful appeal overrules the regulator’s earlier determination on impairment of Fitness to Practise and sanction

The regulator hopes registrant feedback will enable it to be more proactive in its approach

The optical regulator has updated its guidance for registrants who need to ‘whistleblow’ when patient or public safety is potentially at risk

Professional Standards Authority challenges adequacy of the nine-month suspension order issued by the regulator to Honey Rose

AOP head of professional discipline, Cassandra Dighton, discusses how the AOP supported a member to challenge a GOC decision

AOP clinical and regulatory adviser, Roshni Kanabar, advises on how to deal with referral refusals

An at-a-glance summary of recent fitness to practise decisions published by the optical regulator

A 31-year-old pharmaceutical sales worker has been convicted of selling and possessing counterfeit goods