GOC suspends Leicester based dispensing optician

GOC suspends Leicester based dispensing optician

The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to suspend Sherinjit Mahal, a dispensing optician based in Leicester, from its register for three months.

A GOC Fitness to Practise Committee found her fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct. This is in relation to the submission of an email to the GOC during a Continuing Education and Training (CET) dispute process containing altered and/or false CET information and claiming it was sent to her by her CET provider.

Ms Mahal has until 9 March 2023 to appeal against the decision.