Optical professionals are being advised to check that Continuing Education and Training (CET) events have been approved for their ‘target group’. The General Optical Council is reminding practitioners that they will not be credited with points for attending events aimed at other ‘target groups’.
more about goc advises, ‘make sure cet hits the target’ >
Fight for Sight is looking for runners to take part in the ASICS British 10K London Run on 1 July 2007.
more about fight for sight seeks 10k runners >
Council to become smaller and more ‘board-like'. The GOC will propose that it reduces the size of its Council to a maximum of 13 members.
more about goc council meeting, 22 march 2007 – news from council >
Durban, South Africa, Friday 16 March, 2007: Key public health bodies and healthcare professionals today watched as the Durban Declaration was signed at the World Congress on Refractive Error to advocate public health strategies for an end to unnecessary blindness from uncorrected refractive error affecting more than 300million people in the world today.
more about durban declaration on refractive error and service development >
All full registrants must apply for retention in the Opticians Register within the next two weeks, to avoid removal on 1 April.
more about two weeks to retention deadline >
Further to recent findings that 97% of websites don’t meet minimum levels of accessibility, national charity, Action for Blind People, launches its new fully accessible website www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk on Tuesday 20 February.
more about charity launches new accessible website >
The General Optical Council (GOC) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s White Paper on professional regulation.
more about optical regulator welcomes government’s reform proposals >
The General Optical Council (GOC) today warned registrants that time is running out to renew registration for 2007/8.
more about ‘time is running out’, warns optical regulator >
General Optical Council chairman Rosie Varley has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List. The honour is in recognition of her services to the NHS and to healthcare.
more about goc chairman receives obe >