| Open Consultations | Date Closes |
|---|---|
| Disclosing confidential information about patients (including where patients may not be fit to drive): draft guidance for GOC registrants | 13 June 2019 |
| See All Open Consultations | |
| Closed Consultations | Date Closed |
|---|---|
| Education Strategic Review | 25 February 2019 |
| Fit for the Future: Lifelong Learning Review | 11 September 2018 |
| Standards for Optical Businesses | 30 August 2018 |
| See All Closed Consultations | |
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes.
Thank you for responding to our consultation Fit for the Future: Lifelong learning Review. We asked stakeholders for their views on proposed changes to our CET scheme. Our current CET scheme was introduced in 2013, but the optical sector has changed since then and the work optometrists and dispensing opticians carry out has expanded and diversified. We want to make sure that our CET scheme continues to support our registrants’ learning and development needs, and continues to maintain the safety and quality of care patients receive.
We received 994 responses from a range of stakeholders and we welcome this feedback. In relation to one specific proposal, we took into account stakeholder views and concerns on our plan to implement a transition CET year in 2019 and a new scheme starting in 2020. The consultation highlighted concerns about this timeframe for change, and having carefully considered this we decided to revert to our usual three year CET cycle (starting in 2019), with the aim of introducing more significant change to the scheme in 2022.
We will continue to use all the feedback we received to help inform our policy thinking in this area and help ensure that our CET scheme continues to evolve to meet the challenges of the future. Moving forwards, we will also continue to listen and engage with stakeholders to help develop our policies.