Optical organisations
The latest news from leading optical organisations across the sector
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While a number of previously raised concerns have been addressed in the new requirements, the AOP committed to monitoring developments, sharing that “This does not mean our concerns about the ESR have all been resolved”
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It is anticipated that most education providers would work towards admitting students to approved qualifications that meet the new standards from the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic year
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PSA aims to review the approach it takes when assessing healthcare regulators
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The regulator has emphasised that it is “committed to being a proactive anti-racist organisation” in a new statement
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The General Optical Council has addressed a number of concerns raised in a petition by the Ophthalmic Practitioners Group
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The GOC says the participation of optometrists and dispensing opticians in the research is ‘vital’
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The first edition, available now, focuses on the triage stage of the FtP process
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In a rapidly changing sector, the GOC’s Education Strategic Review consultation is an important next step, explains the regulator’s director of education, Leonie Milliner
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The AOP, College and Optometry Schools Council emphasise that the GOC must ensure that an overhaul of education is financially viable
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The changes will be applicable to the next undergraduate academic cohort, and to this year’s incoming Scheme for Registration trainees