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GOC website relaunch - coming soon

We are in the process of relaunching our website. The new-look site will include improved design, plus updated and revised content.

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Want to attend a Council meeting?

Our next Council meeting takes place on 22 November 2007, in Edinburgh. For more information, visit our Council meetings pages.

GOC consults on Equality and Diversity Scheme
The General Optical Council has today published a consultation on its draft Equality and Diversity Scheme
Download the draft Equality and Diversity Scheme
Download the consultation response form

Six million older people needlessly risking their sight
An RNIB report reveals that nearly half of over-60s are failing to have annual eye tests.
Read a copy of the report

Invitation to tender for a consumer complaints mediation service
The General Optical Council has today published an invitation to tender for a consumer complaints mediation service - news - 11 September
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Student opticians removed from the registers

The General Optical Council (GOC) removed a total of 288 student optometrists and dispensing opticians from its registers today - press release - 3 September

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GOC responds to Which report

The GOC has issued a response to the Which

report on sight tests in the UK - news -

30 August

Read the response

GOC welcomes new prescribing rights for optometrists

The General Optical Council (GOC) welcomed today’s announcement from the Department of Health that optometrists will be able to train to prescribe medicines independently -

press release - 28 August

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Complaints against opticians hit three year low

Complaints against opticians have fallen to their lowest number for three years - press release - 31 July 2007

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General Optical Council issues warning to students

The General Optical Council (GOC) today sent letters to student registrants who have failed to apply for retention of their registration for the year beginning 1 September - press release - 25 July

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GOC supports early move to Independent Adjudication Body
The General Optical Council today gave its formal support to transferring responsibility

for hearings to a new Independent Adjudication Body - news - 28 June

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Council voices concerns about European legislation
The GOC today highlighted key areas of concern about proposed new legislation giving European professionals rights to ‘temporary’ and ‘occasional’ registration in the UK - news - 28 June

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GOC to tender for consumer complaints service
At its meeting today, the General Optical Council agreed to re-issue an invitation to tender for a consumer complaints mediation service - news - 28 June

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New framework for optical competencies
The General Optical Council will consult on a new unified competency framwork for optics in the UK - news - 28 June

More information

Download the consultation document (consultation open to 1 Nov 07)

 

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