Category: Professional Matters Optometry & Dispensing

Chief Optometric Advisor Wales celebrates the successes of the past year
Additionally, 243,000 examinations were a 15.8% increase in demand in Wales 2024
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Primary eye care welcomes Government’s commitment to improve access to care
It is vital for more care to be delivered out of hospital and closer to home.
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GOC suspends Betchworth based dispensing optician from register
GOC has decided to suspend a dispensing optician based in Betchworth, England, from its register for three months.
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GOC suspends Ilford based optometrist from register
GOC, has decided to suspend an optometrist based in Ilford, England, from its register for nine months.
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News from General Optical Council
GOC strategy and EDI strategy for 2025-30 and more plus links
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FODO reports on its new PI Insurance cover which is now even cheaper
FODO announces reduction in PI costs for ECPs and recommends non members inspect its valued coverage
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The NHS 10 Year Plan: Embracing optometrists as ‘GPs of the Eyes’
10-year health plan for England offers the opportunity to embrace optometrists as ‘GPs of the eyes
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GOC suspends Cardiff based dispensing optician from register
GOC, suspends a dispensing optician based in Cardiff, for 12 months
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College submits response to the government’s consultation on the NHS’s 10-Year Health Plan
Reducing the prevalence of eye conditions by 1% year could save the UK economy £3 billion by the end of the decade
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AOP’s response to the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan
The AOP has now submitted its full response, ,read here
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