With new locations added, the MiniPAC roadshow offers all the CET points, competencies and peer discussions you need for your annual GOC registration requirements, in one day. This year there’s added supervisor development for all practitioner groups plus career advancement advice | more
35 years in optics and counting
Specsavers’ very first employee, Helen Pipet, has been celebrating 35 years with the company and says she is not planning on retiring any time soon. Not counting the company’s co-founders Doug and Mary Perkins, Helen is the longest-serving employee at Specsavers – having started work in 1984, the same year Specsavers was founded. In those days, there were no job titles… or departments, as there were only four employees including the Perkins. Helen helped out with whatever was needed, from sorting frames to doing paperwork and running errands. | more
Gary Barlow is the face of Osiris Eyewear
Gary Barlow has lent his sartorial style to the latest Osiris Eyewear collection with a 38-strong range – plus six sunglasses, which take inspiration from minimalist Nordic architecture – coupled with warm colours inspired by the Italian Riviera. Gary, who started wearing glasses four years ago, says: ‘I like the fact the glasses are stylish but don’t rely on trends and each pair has a classic, timeless feel’. | more
Love is all around as caring colleague launches life-saving campaign
A big-hearted team member at Specsavers Cheltenham has launched a fundraising campaign to help buy a defibrillator for the local community. Lab assistant James Tombs, 36, launched the ‘Hampers for Hearts’ campaign to help raise | more
OCT scan detected brain tumour
Nicola Ferdinand, 41, a mum-of-three from Langtoft, went for a routine sight test in Bourne, where the optometrist immediately found a worrying anomaly in her eye – a slightly discoloured optic nerve. She was examined | more
App for self-employed optical professionals
A locum diary app has launched to enable a smoother booking process for self-employed optical professionals working with Specsavers. | more
100% satisfaction at 100% Optical
Hundreds of optometrists and dispensing opticians headed to the Specsavers stand at 100% Optical in London from 12 to 14 January to experience a world-class CET programme. Practitioners from throughout the optical sector were full | more
Becoming the ‘GP of the eyes’
There was a large turnout at 100% Optical for one of the show’s main stage presentations, ‘Changing optometry for good’ by Specsavers and ophthalmology partner Newmedica. Giles Edmonds, clinical services director at Specsavers, spoke about | more
Paisley optometrist puts the customer first
A newly-qualified optometrist from Paisley and two of his colleagues have been commended for their exceptional customer service. | more
Aberdeen opticians host homeless people
Clinical staff at an Aberdeen opticians brought some winter cheer to the city’s homeless with a drop-in event that allowed vulnerable people to have a full sight test. Twenty free pairs of glasses were made up within an hour of the eye tests, and while they waited, hot drinks were served thanks to Starbucks and food was kindly donated by Pret A Manger
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