questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the time taken and (b) effectiveness of the General Optical Council's action in cases of malpractice.
answerText: The Department has regular discussions with the General Optical Council (GOC) on regulatory matters.While the GOC is an independent regulator responsible for managing its fitness to practise processes, the Government expects the GOC to take steps to impro...
heading: Ophthalmology: Misconduct