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GOC Standard 16: Honesty and Trustworthiness in Optical Practice

Building Professional Relationships Through Integrity and Openness

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GOC Standard 16: Honesty & Trust
Why Honesty Matters
Clinical Honesty
Clinical Honesty
Financial Integrity & Conflicts
Financial Honesty
Honesty Beyond Work
Personal Honesty
Convictions & Cautions
Legal Honesty
Everyday Professional Honesty
Reflection & Continuous Improvement
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Scenarios: Financial Honesty

Commercial pressure can blur judgement. The goal is to keep advice clinically neutral, disclose interests, and record reasoning so decisions are transparent.^[1]^[3]^[2]

Scenario 3

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You are preparing a CPD talk for colleagues when a supplier contacts you offering payment to promote a particular lens brand during the session. They ask that the sponsorship not be disclosed to attendees and suggest highlighting the brand as the preferred clinical option.

What is the honest course of action?

Decline undisclosed promotion.^[1]^[4]
If the talk proceeds, disclose sponsorship clearly, present balanced evidence, and avoid brand steering disguised as education.^[4]^[5]
Record the offer, decision, and who was informed.^[2]
Update the conflicts register and ensure event materials state funding transparently.^[2]^[4]

Scenario 4

Scenario

At a regional team meeting the regional manager instructs staff to "push premium frames this month" and to prioritise sales targets, with no reference to clinical need or patient preferences.

How should this be handled in practice?

Re-state that clinical suitability and patient preferences lead.^[1]^[7]
Use a standard script and options matrix so all patients hear the same structure.^[8]
Escalate concerns formally if pressure persists, and audit dispensing for parity across age, language, disability, and spend to detect bias.^[2]^[6]^[7]
Document the conversation, safeguards adopted, and the date for review.^[2]

Accountability details to capture: who issued the directive; what mitigations were applied; when audits will report; and why the approach protects patients and professional integrity.^[2]^[1]
Prevention: visible price lists, written quotes, and a rule that lower-cost suitable options are always presented first or alongside premium equivalents.^[1]

References (numbered in text)

16. Be honest and trustworthy — General Optical Council Find (opens in a new tab)
Managing conflicts of interest in the NHS: guidance for staff and organisations — NHS England Find (opens in a new tab)
Identifying and managing conflicts of interest — General Medical Council Find (opens in a new tab)
Best practice guidance: Supporting patient organisations to report industry funding — Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Find (opens in a new tab)
Competing interests — BMJ Find (opens in a new tab)
Accessible Information Standard: Implementation guidance — NHS England Find (opens in a new tab)
Equality Act 2010 — UK Government (legislation.gov.uk) Find (opens in a new tab)
Equality and human rights — Care Quality Commission Find (opens in a new tab)

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Commercial pressure can bias clinical advice; keep recommendations clinically neutral.
Decline requests to promote products without disclosure; if accepted, disclose sponsorship clearly.
Present balanced evidence and avoid brand-steering disguised as education.
Record offers, decisions, who was informed, and update the conflicts-of-interest register.
Use standard scripts and an options matrix so all patients hear a consistent presentation.
Escalate persistent managerial pressure and audit dispensing for parity across demographics.
Document mitigations, review dates and rationale explaining how patient interests are protected.
Preventive measures: visible price lists, written quotes, and always offering lower-cost suitable options alongside premium ones.

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Length: 60 minutes CPD (1.00 CE Credits)
Appropriate for: Optometrists, dispensing opticians, optical support staff, practice managers and other registered optical professionals.
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