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'Time is running out', warns GOC
Mon 19 Feb 2007
The General Optical Council (GOC) today warned registrants that time is running out to renew registration for 2007/8 - press release - 19 February 2007
Wed 24 Jan 2007
Today the General Optical Council has announced the appointment of three new lay members - press release - 24 January 2007
Healthcare regulators call on European Commission to propose new duty of disclosure
Tue 23 Jan 2007
UK healthcare professional regulators are today calling for the European Commission to propose a new legal duty on bodies with similar roles across Europe to exchange disciplinary and registration information about healthcare professionals and to act on it - press release - 23 January 2007
Mon 22 Jan 2007
With just eight weeks left until the retention deadline of 15 March, only a quarter of registrants have applied for retention - news - 22 January 2007
Tue 2 Jan 2007
General Optical Council chairman Rosie Varley has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List - press release - 2 January 2007
Opticians start the year with CET success
Tue 2 Jan 2007
Over 90% of opticians met the requirement for Continuing Education and Training (CET) by the deadline of 31 December 2006 - press release - 2 January
Fri 8 Dec 2006
The General Optical Council (GOC) has sent out application for retention forms to all full registrants today - press release - 8 December
GOC calls for 'final push' on CET
Thu 7 Dec 2006
The General Optical Council (GOC) has called on practitioners to make a 'final push' to meet the deadline to earn and confirm Continuing Education and Training (CET) points by 31 December 2006 - press release - 7 December 2006
No increase in fees for fourth year running
Thu 23 Nov 2006
The GOC has today approved a zero increase in registration fees for 2007/8 - news - 23 November 2006
Consumer complaints tender postponed
Thu 23 Nov 2006
The tender process for the appointment of a consumer complaints mediation service provider has been postponed - news - 23 November 2006
Fri 10 Nov 2006
The General Optical Council (GOC) today announced the results of the elections for representatives of dispensing opticians and of optometrists in the constituencies of England, Scotland and Wales - press release - 10 November
Public protection must drive regulation reform, says GOC
Tue 7 Nov 2006
The General Optical Council (GOC) today welcomed the emphasis on public protection running through government proposals to improve the regulation of healthcare professionals - press release -
GOC clarifies requirements for sale and supply of optical appliances
Mon 30 Oct 2006
The General Optical Council (GOC) today met with representatives of the optical professional and representative bodies to explain how it will interpret the law on sale and supply of spectacles and contact lenses - press release - 30 October
"Patient safety should be paramount in EU health service rules", say Europe's health regulators
Tue 24 Oct 2006
Healthcare regulators, including the GOC, have called for the European Commission to make patient safety a top priority in any new EU initiatives on patient and professional mobility - press release - 24 October 2006
Mon 23 Oct 2006
AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) Awareness Week runs from 23 - 27 October 2006 - news - 23 October