Steve Powell of Specsavers in Camborne, Cornwall was a dispensing optician of five years but now practices as a hearing aid dispenser (HAD). Formerly a DO and store director of another practice, Powell sold his shares after deciding a career change was in order. Hearing aid manufacturer Amplifon was recruiting at the time and offered HAD training as part of the job packages. He was later offered shares in the Specsavers practice in Camborne and now handles the audiology side of the business. Powell says the audiology side of the business has been growing in recent years and that his dispensing optician days are long behind him, but he adds that he occasionally offers advice on tricky frame adjustments when required.
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