Category: Professional Matters Optometry & Dispensing

GOS voucher values in England to be frozen for 2025/26
All optical voucher values, dental charges and prescription charges for the coming year. are to freeze
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GOC suspends Sheffield based optometrist from register
GOC has decided to suspend an optometrist based in Sheffield, from its register for four months.
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GOC launches 2025 Workforce and Perceptions Survey
Workforce and Perceptions Survey to learn more about registrants’ work experiences, job satisfaction, working conditions,
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News from the General Optical Council
GOC Remuneration Committee recommended no general increase to member fees for the coming year.
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Delay in GOS fees announcement and early warning of inflation only increases
The recent news that NHS England will be merged into DHSC has undoubtedly further delayed NHS England’s reply on increases in GOS fee
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Councillors celebrate their role on AOP Council as new appointments open
Applications for six designated positions on the Association of Optometrists (AOP) Council are open until 11 April.
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GOC erases Portland based optometrist from register
GOC, has decided to erase an optometrist based in Portland, from its register.
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AOP welcomes report calling for greater use of High Street optometry to cut eye care backlog
There are over 1,000 patients who are currently waiting for specialist eye care appointments in England.
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NHS England Abolition risks structural shift over meaningful change, expert warns
True change comes from understanding every aspect of the system
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Bodies to the announcement that NHS England will be abolished
Crucially, this reform must deliver on Lord Darzi’s call for a rebalancing of investment from secondary to primary care
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