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.





Specsavers directors share why volunteering matters during Volunteers’ Week 2026
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
5 June 2026
Through its homelessness programme, Specsavers works with charity partners including Crisis and Vision Care for Homeless People to help remove barriers to eye and ear care for people affected by homelessness, delivering support in stores, community settings and partner-led clinics.
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5 June 2026
CPD webinar helps audiology professionals embed sustainability into everyday clinical practice
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
3 June 2026
Audiology professionals across the UK and Ireland are invited to join a new online CPD webinar exploring how sustainability can be integrated into hearing care – without compromising clinical outcomes. Taking place 08:25-09:00 BST on Wednesday 10 June 2026, “Hearing for the Future: Sustainability in
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3 June 2026
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GENERAL NEWS
18 May 2026
Specsavers experts, alongside Cascader’s Peter Thomas, discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance clinical decision-making in optometry.
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18 May 2026
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GENERAL NEWS
13 May 2026
Patients always remember dispensing opticians from their visit, says Louise Stanton, optometry director at Specsavers Colchester and Stanway
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13 May 2026
John Swinney visits Specsavers Dundee
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
12 May 2026
Expanding NHS audiology in the community could help support the returning Scottish government’s healthcare ambitions, says Specsavers.
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12 May 2026
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6 May 2026
Strengthening specialist skills to support children and families in community practice
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6 May 2026
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5 May 2026
The partnership between Specsavers and Vision Care has been recognised as a finalist in the Third Sector Business Charity Awards, which celebrate impactful collaborations that help change lives.
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5 May 2026
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OPTICS NEWS
16 April 2026
Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) president Kevin Gutsell and Carina Hummel, managing director, optics at Specsavers, have visited Specsavers Barnet to recognise the vital role dispensing opticians play in local communities. The visit forms part of ABDO’s year long centenary programme, which is celebrating
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16 April 2026
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OPTICS NEWS
23 March 2026
To mark this year’s World Optometry Day (23 March), Specsavers is shining a light on how its incredible optometrists are providing access to care across the globe. In the UK, optometrists play a key role in supporting Specsavers homelessness programme. They are helping people experience
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23 March 2026
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