In Focus: Defining the profession’s future

A rare opportunity for the profession to provide views on the Opticians Act has been presented by the General Optical Council after the regulator called for evidence to be submitted.

Patients, the public, registrants, sector bodies and employers were all invited to present information to the GOC to ensure legislation and regulation were fit for the future.

The GOC has used the catalyst of planned reforms to health and social care regulators’ legislation by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to consider what further changes are needed for the aspects of the Act that are specific to the GOC or the practise of optometry and dispensing optics.