In focus: GOC quarterly meeting covers all bases

There was a new sense of purpose at the General Optical Council and it was not just the smart new offices the organisation now inhabits at 10 the Old Bailey in the City of London. The level of activity has been high for some time and coincides with the arrival of a new registrar and chief executive.

Vicky McDermott, who took over the top job at the GOC in the summer, has been busy meeting the heads of other associations and regulators. She revealed that the GOC had recently passed the milestone of 30,000 registrants and set its annual report before parliament.