a new website (www.optical.org) to transform the experience of visitors launched by GOC

FODO published its 2020 annual report at its AGM on 16 November

The DHSC has confirmed that health and social care providers in England will be required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no later than 1 April 2022.

Proposal for optometry apprenticeship pathway submitted by trailblazer group without consulting sector bodies

The Association of Optometrists (AOP) welcomes new guidance published by the General Optical Council (GOC) for registrants who find themselves needing to speak up when patient or public safety may be at risk.

GOC has appointed Leonie Milliner as its new Chief Executive (CEO) and Registrar

The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to erase a student optometrist based in London, from its register.

The General Optical Council (GOC) has launched a consultation on a revised illegal practice strategy and protocol

In a response to the Department of Health and Social Care: Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector October 2021:

The policy replaces the GOC’s ‘Exceptional circumstances in meeting CET requirements policy’.