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High level principles for good practice in remote consultations and prescribing

Registration fees 2020-21

Whistleblowing disclosures annual reports

A career in vision care

Statement on the redeployment of optometrists or dispensing opticians within pharmacy practice during COVID-19 pandemic

Statement on Continuing Education and Training (CET) providers for CET provision during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on our approach in fitness to practise for the service of documents and facilitating hearings during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on Continuing Education and Training (CET) during COVID-19 emergency

Statement on contact lens aftercare during COVID-19 emergency

Statement on education provision and approach to quality assurance activity during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on optometrists, dispensing opticians and students working in different settings during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on supply of spectacles and contact lenses during COVID-19 emergency

Statement on verification of contact lens specifications during COVID-19 emergency

Working together policy

The roles and duties of Hearings panel members

Remote hearings guide for witnesses

Supervision policy

Annual Monitoring and Reporting 2017-2018 sector report

Notification of Reportable Events and Changes Guidance

Investigation Committee guidance

Register of Interests and Gifts and Hospitality

Council Member Register of Interests

Senior Management Team Register of Interests

Qualification under Section 9(2)(c) of the Opticians Act 1989 form

Acceptance criteria

Acceptance criteria for businesses

Code of Conduct

Our responses to other consultations

Standing orders

Scheme of delegation

Allocation of roles and responsibilities

Business plan and budget 2021-22

Fully qualified identification form

Supplementary guidance on consent

Registration fees 2021-22

FtP FOCUS bulletin - Issue 2

New provider application process

Body corporate registration process

Monthly amendments to the register

Perceptions of UK optical education

Educational patterns and trends

Professional boundaries in the optical sector

Concepts and principles consultation - high level findings

System leaders roundtable statement

Education Strategic Review consultation response report

ESR education standards and learning outcomes consultation analysis

ESR concepts and principles consultation analysis

ESR consultation Q&A

Education Strategic Review concepts and principles consultation

Summary of responses to Call for Evidence

Publication scheme

Information Governance Framework and Handbook

Code of Conduct for providers

Optometry Handbook 2015

Dispensing Handbook 2011

Contact Lens Handbook 2007

Fit for the future - strategic plan 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025

Independent Prescribing Handbook 2008

Business plan and budget - April 2020 - March 2021

Recognition of Prior Learning guidance

Explaining the Education Strategic Review

Guidance for witnesses in fitness to practise committee hearings

Expenses policy

What happens if a complaint is made about me?

Annual reports and financial statements

Equality and diversity

Brexit FAQs

How to complain about an optician

Student registration identification form

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Fitness to practise guidance for employers

Guidance for case examiners

Warning guidance

Protocol for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offences

Substantive hearings listing protocol

Student restoration application guidance

Temporary Optometry Handbook

Temporary supervision policy

Effective conditions management 2020

Dispensing Competencies 2011

Contact Lens Specialty Competencies 2011

Optometry Core Competencies Stages 1 & 2 Combined

Independent prescribing competencies 2011

Member Fees Policy

Contracts and Procurement policy

Financial regulations

Reserves policy

Investment policy

Council meeting papers

How hearings work - a guide for registrants

Fully qualified restoration identification form

Annual Monitoring and Reporting 2018-2019 sector report

Policy and research

Position statements and useful information

Freedom of information releases

Corporate complaints and feedback policy

Acceptable Behaviour when communicating with the GOC policy

ESR consultation report on education and training requirements

Education Strategic Review Equality, Diversity and Inclusion impact assessment

Education Strategic Review Financial Impact Assessment

Risk management strategy and policy

Keeping everyone safe during hearings

Guidance notes for hearings

CET - What’s new? Questions and answers

CET webinar - update on scheme and impact of COVID-19

CET webinar - CET CPD review

FtP FOCUS bulletin - Issue 1

Audit, Risk and Finance Committee terms of reference

Accessibility statement

Nominations Committee terms of reference

Remuneration Committee terms of reference

Senior Council member role description

Letter in support of optometrists and dispensing opticians during COVID-19 emergency

Consultation on COVID-19 statements: consultation analysis

Transcript request form

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion monitoring form

GOC Refit - Request for Proposal

Knowledge Hub - Request for Proposal

CET webinar 4 February 2021 - Update on scheme

CET webinar 4 February 2021 - CPD Guidance for Providers

CET webinar 4 February 2021 - Questions and answers

Provider Guide for CPD

CET webinar 18 May 2021 - Branding guidance

CET webinar 18 May 2021 - CPD audit protocol

Revised statement on the re-opening of optical practices during the COVID-19 emergency (24 June)

Statement on re-opening optical practices during COVID-19 emergency

GOC response to COVID-19 statements consultation

Annual monitoring and reporting 2019-20 sector report

FtP FOCUS bulletin - Issue 3

FtP FOCUS bulletin - Issue 4

Statement on service of registration notices during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 emergency

Statement on use of technology during the COVID-19 emergency

Archive - COVID-19 statements

CET webinar 18 May 2021 - Questions and answers

GOC Regulated Qualification Framework Project

Therapeutic prescribing literature review report

ESR Consultation Response Report - Education and Training Requirements

Optometrist and dispensing optician EAG Terms of Reference

Contact Lens Optician EAG Terms of Reference

Independent Prescribing EAG Terms of Reference

Expert Advisory Group members - independent prescribing and contact lens opticians

GOC response to DHSC consultation on 'Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public'

July 2021 council meeting papers

GOC 'Never Events' framework

Consultation policy

Investment Committee terms of reference

Advisory Panel terms of reference

GOC Guidance for Case Management Meetings

The Role and Duties of the Legal Adviser

The Role and Duties of the Clinical Adviser

Guidance for hearings on the papers

Fitness to Practise Committee: Hearings and Indicative Sanctions Guidance

Guidance on remote hearings

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): A guide for registrants

Fitness to Practise Rules

Statutory and non-statutory approvals

Registration fees 2022-23

FtP FOCUS bulletin - Issue 5

Procurement: Legal Support Services (Fitness to Practise) - Expression of Interest Notice

IM Remuneration Committee and Audit, Risk and Finance Committee candidate pack

IM Remuneration Committee and Audit, Risk and Finance Committee advert

Service of notices by email policy

Branding guidance for providers of CPD

CPD branding logos

CET dispute form

Hearings Panel - Register of Interests

Education Committee Terms of Reference

Standards Committee Terms of Reference

Registration Committee Terms of Reference

Companies Committee Terms of Reference

Agreed panel disposal policy

Joint letter on COVID-19 vaccination

ESR consultation report on education and training requirements for contact lens opticians

Call for evidence on the Opticians Act and consultation on associated GOC policies

Invitation to tender: Analysis and reporting on the GOC’s ‘Call for evidence on the Opticians Act and consultation on associated GOC policies’

Qualifications in Optometry or Dispensing Optics

Qualifications in Additional Supply (AS), Supplementary Prescribing (SP) and/or Independent Prescribing (IP) categories

Joint letter to student optometrists and student dispensing opticians on vaccinations

Decision form

Form 1A (for optometry and dispensing optics)

Form 2A (for optometry and dispensing optics)

Evidence Framework (for optometry and dispensing optics)

Templates library and guidance

Template 1 – Introduction to Qualification

Template 2 – Criteria Narrative

Template 3 – Qualification Diagram

Template 4 – Assessment Strategy

Template 5 – Module Outcome Map

Template 6 – Outcomes Narrative

Template 7 – List of Supplementary Documentation

Template 8 – Mapping to Indicative Guidance

Template 9 – Programme History

Business Plan and Budget 2022-23

Committee Member (Companies, Education, Registration & Standards) Candidate Pack

Events and Changes Notification Form

Business registration legislation: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Contact lens legislation: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sight testing legislation: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Illegal practice protocol

Illegal practice strategy consultation responses

GOC response to consultation on illegal practice strategy and protocol

Annual monitoring and reporting 2020-21 sector report

Qualifications for Contact Lens Opticians

Guide to audit of providers of CPD

CPD record review: A guide for registrants

Council recruitment: candidate information pack

Scheme of Delegation for Financial Management

Companies Committee: Candidate Information Pack

Welsh language requirement reports

Registration fee rules 2023-24

Illegal Practice complaint form

Management of Interests policy

Anti-financial crime policy

Gifts and hospitality policy

Speaking up policy (for GOC staff)

Council Associate Candidate Pack 2023

Member fees schedule

Member Review Policy

Fitness to Practise Retention Policy

Form 1C - New Qualification Approval Application - Contact Lens

Form 2C Notification of adaptation (for existing providers) (CL)

GOC Evidence Framework (CL)

Business plan and budget 2023-24

GOC response to Welsh Government's consultation on mandatory licensing of special procedures in Wales

Invitation to tender: Patient and public perceptions of the GOC’s standards of practice

GOC response to DHSC consultation on regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates

Hearings Panel Member Campaign Pack

Clinical Adviser application and information pack

Legal Adviser application and information pack

Investigation Committee vacancies: Candidate Information Pack and Application Form

Education and training requirements (ETR) timeline

GOC Registrant Survey 2023

Gender Pay Gap report 2022

GOC response to Home Office call for evidence on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Invitation to tender: business registrant survey 2023

GOC response to NHS England consultation on the Special Schools Eye Care Service

GOC certification guidance

Annual monitoring and reporting (AMR) 2021-2022

Registrant Council member campaign pack (2023)

Investigation Committee vacancies for DO/CLO: Candidate Information Pack and Application Form

Invitation to Tender: Registrant Survey 2024

Registrant check application - registrant consent form

CPD Personal Development Plan guidance

CPD Personal Development Plan template

Qualification Check (QC) - GOC applicant guide

Registration fee rules 2024-25

Independent Panel Member campaign pack

Council Associates Candidate Pack 2024

Education and training requirements (ETR) key changes

Invitation to tender: Laptops purchase

Lay Council members recruitment: candidate information pack and application form

Self-directed CPD: format guidance for registrants

Reflective Exercise Guidance Template

Business plan and budget - April 2024 - March 2025

Hearings Panel Chairs (Lay): Campaign Pack

Advisory panel candidate pack

Member Appointment Guidance

Appropriate Policy Document: Collecting EDI data for Consultation Responses

Guidance for performance assessors

Annual Monitoring and Reporting (AMR) Process Map

Invitation to tender: GOC’s qualitative research into the lived experience of patients and GOC registrant optometrists and dispensing opticians

Application Guidance for Member Roles

Invitation to tender: GOC’s qualitative research into reforming its system of business regulation

Registrant Council member recruitment: candidate information pack and application form

Lay Council member recruitment: candidate information pack and application form

Declaration guidance for registration

UK Optical Education 2024 Report

Council Associate candidate pack (December 2024)