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.

GIles Edmonds, Specsavers clinical services director

Ministers urged to expand community optometry and audiology

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
8 January 2025
Community optometry and audiology can play a pivotal role in achieving the vision of a neighbourhood health service.
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8 January 2025
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Improving access to care for people experiencing homelessness

GENERAL NEWS
12 December 2024
The vital work of a Surrey charity has been recognised at a special awards ceremony.
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12 December 2024
GIles Edmonds, Specsavers clinical services director

Embracing optometrists and audiologists as ‘GPs of the eyes and ears’

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
8 December 2024
Community optometry and audiology can play a pivotal role in achieving the vision of a neighbourhood health service.
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8 December 2024
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Specsavers named as one of the best places to work in the world

GENERAL NEWS
15 November 2024
Specsavers has been ranked 16 in the Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ in 2024.
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15 November 2024
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Let Scotland be heard

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
8 November 2024
Specsavers is addressing Scotland’s hearing crisis by calling on the Scottish Government to improve access to community audiology services for Scots.
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8 November 2024
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The silent employment crisis: Hearing loss hits jobs

AUDIOLOGY NEWS
6 November 2024
Many UK workers report hearing loss, yet many haven’t had a hearing check. We explore Specsavers’ comissioned ‘It’s Time To Talk About Hearing’ research results.
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6 November 2024
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Conference focuses on meeting patient need

GENERAL NEWS
4 November 2024
The Specsavers Professional Advancement Conference (PAC) focused on meeting current and future patient needs as clinicians in eye care and hearing health expand their scope of practice.
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4 November 2024
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Surrey charity scoops award for community work

OPTICS NEWS
8 October 2024
The vital work of a Surrey charity has been recognised at a special awards ceremony.
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8 October 2024
Wes Streeting visits Specsavers conference exhibition stand

High St opticians have key role in improving NHS, say ministers

GENERAL NEWS
26 September 2024
Neighbourhood optometrists and audiologists are a key part of the NHS improving access for patients and moving care closer to home.
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26 September 2024
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