Tweet 1: @GOC_UK How about a Standards of practice for yourselves as well as registrants? One that is fair to both sides? Starting with "1 - Listen to registrants and ensure they are at the heart of decisions made about their profession" (continued...)

Tweet 2: "2 - Communicate effectively with your registrants", "3 - Show care and compassion for your registrants", "4 - Work collaboratively with corporates in the interests of registrants" (continued...)

Tweet 3: "5 - Show respect and fairness to all and do not discriminate...between individuals and corporations", "6 - be honest and trustworthy", "7 - do not damage the reputation of your profession through your conduct" (continued...)

Tweet 4: And finally, most important of all, "8 - BE CANDID WHEN THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG - BE OPEN AND HONEST WITH REGISTRANTS WHEN YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG" (continued...)

Tweet 5: As per ABDO statement, in these times need to come together, but not at expense of some registrants over others. Need level playing field. Come clean and accept your statements have been confusing and misleading. If you stand by original statement then

Tweet 6: If you stand by original statement, then admit recent statement wrong. If you stand by recent statement, then explain why you disagree with every other optical and health professional body.