Category: General Optical Council (GOC)

FEATURE: Assessing insight when a registrant denies allegations in fitness to practise proceedings

by f2p_admin | Nov 8, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

Fitness to practise defence barristers, Kings View Medical, looks at insight in circumstances when a registrant denies allegations.

PSA updates right-touch regulation framework to address modern challenges in fitness to practise

by f2p_admin | Oct 18, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Professional Standards Authority (PSA) | 0 |

PSA has released the 2025 edition of its Right-touch regulation framework, offering updated guidance for health and social care regulators.

GOC research links commercial pressures to fitness to practise risks among optical professionals

by f2p_admin | Sep 29, 2025 | General Optical Council (GOC) | 0 |

GOC has published new research revealing that commercial pressures are affecting registrants’ ability to deliver safe and ethical care.

Research urges overhaul of healthcare complaints systems to improve clarity, access, and public trust.

by f2p_admin | Sep 14, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

New report by the PSA highlights significant barriers faced by both the public and healthcare professionals when trying to raise concerns with regulators.

New research highlights serious impacts of workplace mistreatment in the optical sector

by f2p_admin | Sep 7, 2025 | General Optical Council (GOC) | 0 |

New GOC research exposes deep personal and career impacts of harassment, bullying, abuse and discrimination faced by optical professionals at work.

GOC publishes new research on risk-based framework for sight testing

by f2p_admin | Aug 17, 2025 | General Optical Council (GOC) | 0 |

GOC has released new research examining the risks associated with separating components of sight tests by time, location, or practitioner.

GOC seeks views on sexual boundaries and care for vulnerable patients

by f2p_admin | Aug 3, 2025 | General Optical Council (GOC) | 0 |

The GOC has launched a consultation on draft guidance: maintaining appropriate sexual boundaries and care of patients in vulnerable circumstances.

FEATURE: The toll of prolonged fitness to practise investigations and the role of expert legal representation

by f2p_admin | Aug 3, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

Kings View Chambers highlights how prolonged fitness to practise cases harm healthcare professionals—and why early legal advice is vital for protection.

FEATURE: Understanding Accepted Outcomes in Fitness to Practise

by f2p_admin | Jul 25, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

Fitness to practise barristers, Kings View Chambers, looks at Accepted Outcomes – a new paper-based route for resolving fitness to practise cases.

Regulators to be given power to decide fitness to practise cases without hearing

by f2p_admin | Jul 12, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Professional Standards Authority (PSA) | 0 |

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.

FEATURE: Interim Orders in Professional Regulation

by f2p_admin | May 26, 2025 | General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

Kings View Chambers on Interim orders, their role in fitness to practise investigations and impacts on healthcare professionals’ practice, careers, and personal well-being.

Government confirms commitment to reforming the regulation of healthcare professionals

by f2p_admin | May 17, 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care, General Chiropractic Council, General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE) | 0 |

The Government have confirmed in a Written Ministerial Statement, its commitment to reforming the regulation of healthcare professionals.

Kings View Chambers

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