Clinical and regulatory

The General Optical Council (GOC) has launched a call for evidence on the need to overhaul the Opticians Act and a consultation on associated GOC policies

Steve Brooker will take up the newly created role on 23 May

Head of policy and standards at the GOC, Marie Bunby, explains how registrants should approach raising a concern after witnessing a potentially dangerous situation

The policy outlines how and when the regulator will service notices electronically, how consent will be obtained, and the safeguards in place

Registrants are invited to join the GOC’s webinar to learn more about the new Continuing Professional Development scheme that begins in January

The PSA’s successful appeal overrules the regulator’s earlier determination on impairment of Fitness to Practise and sanction

The regulator hopes registrant feedback will enable it to be more proactive in its approach

Professional Standards Authority challenges adequacy of the nine-month suspension order issued by the regulator to Honey Rose

An at-a-glance summary of recent fitness to practise decisions published by the optical regulator

The General Optical Council has also released a set of updated statements, which now align with the College of Optometrists’ red-amber-green phase system