Clinical and regulatory
News on the latest clinical and regulatory developments impacting the UK optical sector
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There are five new proposed standards that cover areas including quality of learning, patient safety and access to clinical experience
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A three-year CET cycle under current requirements will go ahead from 2019 with a new scheme to take effect from 2022
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GOC suggests transition period in 2019, with practitioners required to complete 12 points across the year
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High levels of public confidence in the optical professions reflects that the vast majority of practitioners continue to deliver excellent care to their patients, writes the GOC’s Safia Iman
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Variations in understanding how to obtain valid consent has meant that setting down guidance has been a challenge, writes the GOC’s Marcus Dye
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We don’t need a crystal ball to see that optics sits at the forefront of a revolution, concludes Samantha Peters. Eye care is no longer just about eye care
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The GOC’s Gareth Hadley outlines why the Education Strategic Review is one of the most important pieces of work that the organisation has ever undertaken
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New guidance from the GOC sets out how to meet the duty of candour, but the need for practitioners to use their own professional judgement is paramount, asserts Marcus Dye
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The results of the GOC’s registrants survey show that practices will need to address the impact of the commercial environment, writes David Rowland