GOC suspends Oldham based student dispensing optician from register 

GOC suspends Oldham based student dispensing optician from register

The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to suspend Adeel Iqbal, a student dispensing optician based in Oldham, England, from its register for nine months.

A GOC Fitness to Practise Committee found his fitness to train impaired by reason of misconduct.

This is in relation to unprofessional and inappropriate conduct in failing to maintain appropriate boundaries and making colleagues feel uncomfortable.

Mr Iqbal has until 5 December 2024 to appeal against his suspension, during which time he is under an immediate suspension order.