Clinical and regulatory
News on the latest clinical and regulatory developments impacting the UK optical sector
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Optometrist Honey Rose has denied manslaughter caused by negligence following the death of an eight-year-old boy due to papilledema
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Handy card detailing NHS voucher values is published and will be sent to AOP members
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Optometry Wales highlights the Welsh government’s continued investment in eye care, despite an NHS sight test fee freeze
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Sometimes practitioners will raise concerns about a colleague, employer or organisation. The GOC's Nicola Ebdon on the regulator's new guidance
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OT poses a monthly scenario for a practitioner. This month we focus on retinal detachments and what can go wrong
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January marked the start of the GOC’s new CET cycle. The regulator’s acting head of education and standards, Marcus Dye, looks at the changes in store
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The GOC has published a booklet with guidance to the 2016–18 CET cycle
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A total 412 registrants failed to meet the requirements of the 2013–15 CET cycle, according to the GOC
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The regulator avoids a fine from the ICO after mis-selling data