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The General Optical Council agreed to extend the changes for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years

The General Optical Council is committed to finding ways to be more agile and responsive in the face of adversity, explains Marcus Dye

The General Optical Council has also released a set of updated statements, which now align with the College of Optometrists’ red-amber-green phase system

The GOC was recognised in the small to medium business of the year category

The GOC has agreed to a “more flexible” approach to meeting logbook requirements in independent prescriber training, a decision expected to help optometrists complete their training

Lisa Gerson began a new role as registrant member to the GOC council on 1 May

The 2021 public perceptions research found that confidence in the profession remains high, also showing an increase in the numbers of people who would seek assistance from an optometrist in the first instance for eye issues

The regulator was found to meet 16 of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation, but has not met the standards relating to the timeliness of fitness to practise cases for a sixth year

A March meeting of the AOP Council raised key areas for the AOP to support practices and optometrists in the coming months

The Professional Standards Authority, which oversees 10 regulators including the GOC, is reviewing whether its performance review process is fit for purpose