Panel imposes limits on DO

A registered DO and student optometrist provided misleading information to his assessor relating to 'patient episodes', a GOC fitness to practise hearing in London was told.

The meeting was convened to consider an interim practice ban pending a full disciplinary hearing. Paul Nicholas Skillicorn, who was studying at Bradford University at the time of the incident, has since successfully completed his 'competences' course.

He escaped the interim order but the panel imposed conditions to his right to practise for the next 18 months pending the outcome of the full hearing. Skillicorn, who now works for Vision Express, told the panel he was confused by the guidelines relating to the information he had to provide.