September’s flash flooding forced Exeter-based Acuitis to close its doors when rain poured through the practice ceiling.
The storm led to 12cm of rain – more than the average rainfall for the whole of September – falling in just a few hours, damaging other premises on the high street too.
Although the damage was extensive, the practice owners decided to turn the misfortune into a training opportunity for their staff, reaching out to training provider Perceptive for help.
Sophie Withers, director of Optometry at Acuitis, said: ‘When we realised the practice would remain closed for a few weeks, we approached Perceptive to see what training opportunities they could offer our team.’
Perceptive has recently expanded its CPD website for optometrists and dispensing opticians with the launch of a training resource for front of house support staff.
‘We were able to give all eight members of the Acuitis practice team a free subscription to our training websites,’ said Perceptive CEO Peter Charlesworth.
‘We wish them all the best with the repairs and recovery and hope that they can make use of our training to come back even stronger than before,’ he added.