Clinical and regulatory

The optical regulator has released answers to frequently asked questions about the impact of Britain leaving the European Union

The GOC’s draft Education Standards and Learning Outcomes provide for more flexibility in training optometrists but also pose risks, says the AOP

The multiple is fined by the regulator for failures in its whistleblowing policy and a “lack of remorse”

Jatinder Bhamra’s fitness to practise was found to be impaired

A Yorkshire-based practitioner has been sanctioned by the GOC with a nine-month suspension order

A Helensburgh-based practitioner has been sanctioned for failing to adequately assess patients and maintain proper records

The Care and Quality Commission has fined Bradford Teaching Hospitals £1250 for failing to apologise to a family within a reasonable period of time

The General Optical Council has issued a London-based optometry student with a 12-month suspension order

The GOC’s Natalie Michaux explains why the regulator’s new Standards for Optical Businesses are one of the main ways in which it is responding to the fast pace of change in the profession as it carries out its role in protecting the public

The General Optical Council has confirmed that Glenn Tomison and Rosie Glazebrook will serve as council members for another four years