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

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

A Durham practitioner has been sanctioned by the optical regulator for failing to adequately assess patients and errors in record keeping

The AOP and GOC have welcomed an Advertising Standards Authority decision to stop the promotion of iSpyEyes to a UK audience on Instagram

Orpington-based practitioner Olukolajo Kayode has been sanctioned by the General Optical Council

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