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The General Optical Council is consulting on a new model of business regulation that would extend regulation to all businesses providing specified restricted functions.

Published at 10:23 on 23/10/2024

Latest updates

The GOC has decided to erase Richard Carr, an optometrist based in North Shields, from its register.

Published on 05/11/2024

The University of Highlands and Islands BSc (Hons) Optometry qualification has been fully approved under the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Handbook: Routes to Registration in Optometry (2015). 

Published on 30/10/2024

The GOC has decided to erase Helen Holman, a student dispensing optician based in Plymouth, from its register.

Published on 24/10/2024

The General Optical Council is consulting on a new model of business regulation that would extend regulation to all businesses providing specified restricted functions.

Published on 23/10/2024