Clinical and regulatory

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

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

London-based optometrist, Kiran Jeerh, has received a six-month suspension order

The General Optical Council has erased a Lincolnshire optometrist from its register

Concerns about disproportionate representation of BAME groups in professional conduct hearings are being investigated by UK healthcare regulators. OT  finds out more

Practitioner who falsified a patient record is issued with a year-long suspension order