Clinical and regulatory
News on the latest clinical and regulatory developments impacting the UK optical sector
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The Professional Standards Authority, which oversees 10 regulators including the GOC, is reviewing whether its performance review process is fit for purpose
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An at-a-glance summary of recent fitness to practise decisions published by the optical regulator
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Optometrists are invited to have their say on new draft guidance that aims to support registrants to speak up about patient and public safety concerns
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A Nottingham optometrist has been sanctioned after failing to record clinical examinations when determining a patient’s suitability for surgery
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A practitioner whose gross negligence manslaughter conviction was quashed in 2017 has been suspended by the General Optical Council
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The optical regulator has sanctioned a London-based practitioner with a one-year suspension order
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A Bradford-based practitioner has been suspended for three months after failing to carry out adequate sight tests and keep adequate records
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The GOC has sanctioned a Huddersfield-based practitioner who presented inaccurate records while training as a student optometrist
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The General Optical Council has sanctioned a practitioner with a three-month suspension order