News

Welcome to our news section where we bring you industry updates and insights from our worlds of optics and audiology. Stay informed with reports on our latest sector and CPD events, updates on recent Specsavers campaigns, and the growing activity around our Access to Care agenda.

News

Stay informed with reports on our latest sector and CPD events, updates on recent Specsavers campaigns, and the growing activity around our Access to Care agenda.

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting with Giles Edmonds at the Specsavers stand at the 2025 Labour party conference.

Utilising community eye and hearing care to achieve national health goals

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
19 December 2025
The 10 Year Plan for the NHS in England in 2025 was a milestone. But inconsistent NHS commissioning is a barrier to unleashing the full potential of our sector. Here’s what Specsavers is doing to improve access to care for patients.
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19 December 2025
Specsavers scoops three apprenticeship awards

Specsavers scoops three apprenticeship awards

GENERAL NEWS
15 December 2025
Specsavers has claimed multiple honours at the 2025 Regional and National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards, underlining its position as a leader in vocational training.
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15 December 2025
VR headset simulating sight loss at parliamentary drop-in clinic.

Eye and hearing health clinic in Parliament

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
9 December 2025
Community optometrists and audiologists staffed the drop-in clinic, using an OCT machine, a virtual reality headset simulating sight loss, a hearing screener and a digital otoscope.
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9 December 2025
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MP applauds Vision Care’s impact

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
4 November 2025
Leicester South MP Shockat Adam has seen first-hand how opticians are changing the lives of people affected by homelessness. Marking World Homeless Day, he paid a visit to an eye health clinic operated by the charity Vision Care in his constituency.
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4 November 2025
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Specsavers clinicians and teams named as Optician Awards 2025 finalists

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
20 October 2025
Specsavers is celebrating after its clinicians and teams have been recognised across several categories in this year’s prestigious Optician Awards.
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20 October 2025
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Improving access to care for people experiencing homelessness recognised

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
10 October 2025
The dedication of community optometry and audiology to improving healthcare access for people experiencing homelessness has been recognised at a major retail awards event.
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10 October 2025
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AI and audiology

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
22 September 2025
AI is transforming audiology – helping prevent, diagnose, and treat hearing issues. Specsavers chief audiologist Gordon Harrison considers the implications.
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22 September 2025
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Earwax removal: improve access for patients

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
22 September 2025
Action is needed to improve access to earwax removal and regulation to ensure patients can access high-quality care closer to home, says report.
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22 September 2025
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Unlocking the full potential of community optometry to support the NHS

GENERAL NEWS
22 September 2025
A new report highlights that community glaucoma services, when commissioned, can cut hospital eye visits by roughly 50%, potentially freeing up 300,000 hospital appointments in England.
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22 September 2025
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