Category: General Optical Council (GOC)
GOC publishes two new pieces of guidance
The General Optical Council (GOC) has published two new pieces of guidance on maintaining appropriate sexual boundaries and care for patients in vulnerable circumstances.
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NHS staff face fitness to practise risks over Gaza commentary, say campaigners
NHS healthcare professionals are voicing concern over alleged institutional bias and harsh disciplinary measures for expressing views on Gaza.
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FEATURE: Assessing insight when a registrant denies allegations in fitness to practise proceedings
Fitness to practise defence barristers, Kings View Medical, looks at insight in circumstances when a registrant denies allegations.
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PSA updates right-touch regulation framework to address modern challenges in fitness to practise
PSA has released the 2025 edition of its Right-touch regulation framework, offering updated guidance for health and social care regulators.
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GOC research links commercial pressures to fitness to practise risks among optical professionals
GOC has published new research revealing that commercial pressures are affecting registrants’ ability to deliver safe and ethical care.
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Research urges overhaul of healthcare complaints systems to improve clarity, access, and public trust.
New report by the PSA highlights significant barriers faced by both the public and healthcare professionals when trying to raise concerns with regulators.
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New research highlights serious impacts of workplace mistreatment in the optical sector
New GOC research exposes deep personal and career impacts of harassment, bullying, abuse and discrimination faced by optical professionals at work.
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GOC publishes new research on risk-based framework for sight testing
GOC has released new research examining the risks associated with separating components of sight tests by time, location, or practitioner.
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GOC seeks views on sexual boundaries and care for vulnerable patients
The GOC has launched a consultation on draft guidance: maintaining appropriate sexual boundaries and care of patients in vulnerable circumstances.
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FEATURE: The toll of prolonged fitness to practise investigations and the role of expert legal representation
Kings View Chambers highlights how prolonged fitness to practise cases harm healthcare professionals—and why early legal advice is vital for protection.
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FEATURE: Understanding Accepted Outcomes in Fitness to Practise
Fitness to practise barristers, Kings View Chambers, looks at Accepted Outcomes – a new paper-based route for resolving fitness to practise cases.
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Regulators to be given power to decide fitness to practise cases without hearing
Regulators will be given “new powers” to “decide when a case can be resolved without a public hearing”, among other things, the PSA has revealed.
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