Clinical and regulatory

The General Optical Council has launched a four-month pilot of an enhanced triage process for fitness to practise investigations

The GOC has sanctioned Talha Daji after he repeatedly punched a female student and used derogatory homophobic language

A Surrey-based dispensing optician who tried to kiss his colleague and asked her to sit on his lap has been sanctioned by the General Optical Council

The Road Safety Statement 2019 highlights that the UK has the third lowest number of road deaths per capita in Europe, behind Sweden and Norway

A light therapy treatment for mild to moderate acne has been recalled due to eye health concerns

The General Optical Council has erased Swindon practitioner Simon Backhouse from its register

An operation targeting drivers with medical conditions has resulted in between 20 and 30 drivers with poor vision losing their licence

Report recommends finding better ways to support doctors subject to an investigation and providing an induction to doctors following a period of absence

Abdul Hafiz, 61, could only read a number plate from a distance of 4.1 metres following the accident in Barking

BAME doctors are more than twice as likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their employers as their white peers, GMC report reveals