Chris Bennett: The storm of the eye

Is there a storm brewing following the GOC’s call for evidence on a potential reform of the Optician’s Act? Can the good ship GOC weather the waves whipped up in the maelstrom?

Unseemly self-interest is never a good look, but it follows reform of primary legislation governing optics around like a bad smell. Shouts of self-interest followed the 1958 debut of the Optician’s Act. Whether these accusations were well-founded or simply the consequence in the complexity of creating rules for a profession bridging health and retail is debatable. What is clear is that not everyone will be happy with the GOC’s outcome be it fundamental change or status quo.