The GOC is launching a consultation on a draft updated statement on the testing of sight and draft revisions to the supervision/delegation standard in the Standards of Practice for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians and the Standards for Optical Students.
The GOC held its third Council meeting of the year yesterday. Agenda items included discussing findings from its thematic review into commercial practices and patient safety; approving the response to its CPD reform consultation; noting its response to the Lord Mann review of antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS and healthcare regulatory system; discussing the 2026 UK Optical Education Report; and approving the GOC's Annual Report and EDI Annual Report.
