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Category: Professional Matters Optometry & Dispensing

July 25, 2025
Response to GOC consultation on regulation of optical businesses

A summary of the omnibus survey is here, and the data tables are here.

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July 10, 2025
Knowledge Hub to support implementation of the ETR for three years

In March 2025, Council agreed to use £210k of strategic reserves to continue to run the Hub

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June 26, 2025
News from the General Optical Council –

Council discussed findings from two pieces of GOC research: the GOC’s 2025 public perceptions survey

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June 26, 2025
GOC suspends Bradford based optometrist from register 

GOC has decided to suspend an optometrist based in Bradford, from its register for two months.

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June 25, 2025
Wes Streeting signals NHS ‘high street’ shift as community optometry is praised

Wes Streeting praised optometry for delivering community glaucoma care

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June 13, 2025
ABDO updates Level 2 Child Safeguarding with Ofqual accreditation

ABDO has launched an updated ABDO CPD Child Safeguarding Level 2 course

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June 4, 2025
CQC appoints Prof Bola Owolabi as Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Services

Professor Owolabi will lead on CQC’s regulation of some of the most frequently used parts of the health and care system

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May 28, 2025
A policy review from the College on MECS & CUES

Additional qualifications beyond standard optometry training are not required for delivering urgent eye care safely

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May 28, 2025
Healthcare reforms must include wider use of primary eye care, optical leaders urge

OFNC and College have written to the Minister for Care, Stephen Kinnock

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May 23, 2025
Lack of funding threatens commissioning of urgent care eye services in England 

Community-based and optometry-led eye care services deliver safe, effective patient care

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