GOC Consultation
GOC propose to remove information about a registrant’s gender from the public register follows the outcome of their consultation on a draft policy to support registrants who wish to update …
News from GOC Council
The General Optical Council (GOC) held its third Council meeting of the year on 27 September 2023. During the meeting, Council discussed the findings of the GOC’s most recent Registrant …
OS inaugural Scottish Parliament Exhibition and Reception
The Optometry Scotland team swapped the office for the slightly grander surroundings of the Scottish Parliament last week. We were proud to have the opportunity to showcase the latest OCT …
MSPs mark National Eye Health Week
We marked National Eye Health Week 2023, in partnership with RNIB, by encouraging MSPs to visit their local optometrists for their free eye exam. Taking part in practice visits were …
The Emergency Care Summary and Key Information Summary (Scotland) Directions 2023
An important update regarding access to the Emergency Care Summary data for patients. The Emergency Care Summary and Key Information Summary (Scotland) Directions 2023 will come into force on …
GOS Fee and Voucher Values
Following the increase in GOS Fees announcement last week, we’ve updated our Easy Reference Guide to the GOS Fees and Voucher Values for members. All members will have received this …
2023 GOS Mandatory Training
As part of The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018, there is an annual requirement for all Optometrists and OMPs working under GOS in Scotland to …
Announcement – GOS Fee Increase
We are delighted to share with members that the Scottish Government has today announced a 6% increase in GOS fees and national enhanced community eyecare services – currently the Community …
Ophthalmic workload statistics
This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) provides information on NHS General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) eye examinations and related findings for 2022/23 with comparisons to previous years. It does not …
Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 update
Based on stakeholders’ feedback, Disclosure Scotland are working towards implementing Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 by 1 April 2023. The additional time to implement these changes will mean that: During this …