Letters: April 25

Yesterday, I received a letter sent by recorded delivery advising me that my name had been erased from the GOC register. I immediately emailed the GOC as I had simply forgotten that registering does come around this time of year, but had not received the usual application/retention form. The GOC informed me that not only had they sent me the form in late December 2007 (why they choose to send it around Christmas is beyond me), but they had also sent a reminder sometime later.

I have received no reply to my query as to why the GOC did not think it better to send the first letter by recorded delivery, because had they done that I no doubt would have received it and the GOC would not have had to send out a reminder, let alone a letter advising me of erasure by recorded delivery. Just think of the cost savings. Mind, my suggestion of two years ago to have registration on-line was also ignored, which really would save costs and dramatically cut down opticians being erased from the register by 'mistake'