Specsavers goes mobile with Healthcall acquisition

Specsavers' acquisition of the domiciliary provider Healthcall is another extension of its mantra of eye care for everyone. Chris Bennett travelled to Nottingham to find out more

It’s not known how much Specsavers paid for Healthcall but what is certain is that the domiciliary eye care sector will never be the same again.

Healthcall employs some 200 people operating out of four offices and has 95 professionals in the field conducting 100,000 eye examinations a year. There are 1.7 million people in the UK eligible for eye care at home but just 470,000 domiciliary visits were conducted according to the latest optical figures.