Optical organisations

Alistair Bridge on the GOC’s drive for eye care practitioners to review and improve how contact lens aftercare messages are delivered to patients

Director of CORE at the University of Waterloo, Dr Lyndon Jones, talks to OT  about the organisation’s evolution, rebrand and achievements

The GOC’s Dr Subo Shanmuganathan reiterates the need for registrants to stay equipped to respond to the demands of the changing healthcare sector

Nockolds Solicitors’ Jennie Jones speaks to OT  about how the Optical Consumer Complaints Service has developed over the last five years

Are the profession’s messages about safe lens practice cutting through with wearers? Phil Morgan urges practitioners to get behind the GOC’s lens-care campaign

The General Optical Council’s head of case progression, Keith Watts, unravels some common myths about professional conduct proceedings

Pre-reg optometrist, Angeline Ting, explains how her mentor guided her through the Johnson & Johnson Institute Success Through Education Programme

Head of standards and CET at the GOC, Marcus Dye, explains the introduction of the professional duty of candour and how optometrists and dispensing opticians can apply it in practice

The institute has confirmed distance learning on the topic in October and November this year

OT  explores how universities have developed their course offering by responding to changes in the profession and how they are preparing students for future practise