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

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

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

An optometrist reflects on being the subject of a fitness to practise case – and shares his thoughts on what others can learn from his experience

The regulator has emphasised that it is “committed to being a proactive anti-racist organisation” in a new statement

The PSA will challenge a fitness to practise committee decision to suspend optometrist Honey Rose for nine months

Optometrists are invited to have their say on new draft guidance that aims to support registrants to speak up about patient and public safety concerns

How can optometrists adapt their daily practice in light of professional conduct proceedings? The AOP’s Henry Leonard shares his thoughts

A practitioner whose gross negligence manslaughter conviction was quashed in 2017 has been suspended by the General Optical Council