Guidance to help registrants in situations where they need to consider the professional requirement to speak up when patient or public safety may be at risk or when they have concerns about propriety, such as when they observe something that appears seriously wrong or not in accordance with accepted standards.
The General Optical Council has launched a consultation on two pieces of draft guidance: maintaining appropriate sexual boundaries and care of patients in vulnerable circumstances.
Our Standards for Optical Businesses define the standards that we expect of optical businesses to protect the public and promote high standards of care.
Our Standards of Practice define the nineteen standards of behaviour and performance we expect all registered optometrists and dispensing opticians to meet.
New Standards of Practice for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians, Standards for Optical Students, and Standards for Optical Businesses came into effect from 1 January 2025.
