Look local: Listing Edinburgh’s virtues
It is easy to get lost in the history of Edinburgh and forget how it continues to lead the way, writes Sean Rai-Roche
Management
Top UK chains
Top UK chains: Top of the optical retail tree
Life in optics moves fast, and the past year has seen a number of changes at ...
Curating your online presence
Footprints in the ether – curating your online presence
Andy Millington outlines a strategy for online success
How to dismiss employees
HR file: Letting them know you’re letting them go
Phil Allen gives his five top tips for giving notice of dismissal to employees
Market monitor: Spring report
Market monitor: Spring report shows signs of growth
The majority of optical practices have reported an uptick in sales during the ...
In focus: M&S enters market
In focus: Arrival of M&S Opticians adds fuel to retail frenzy
Marks and Spencer’s arrival in the optical world will raise a few eyebrows as ...
Look local: Exeter
Look local: The Exeter faithful
In Exeter, history and modernity collide to produce a range of optical ...
Look local: Lancaster
Look local: Coming up roses in Lancaster
Lancaster’s historic past meets its optometric present. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Don’t be afraid of the GDPR
Don’t be afraid of the GDPR
Optix MD Trevor Rowley considers the major questions posed by the upcoming GDPR ...
Look local: Cambridge
Look local: Cambridge
Cambridge has long been famous for its world class university, but now opticians are also getting involved in the drive towards excellence
HR file: Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
Optimism is nothing more than a set of mental habits and routines that anyone can learn, says Jo Owen
Look local: Reading tops the list
Look local: Reading
From Wilde to Morley, Reading has a history of radicals. Opticians in town are eager to continue the history by investing in the latest tech, writes Sean Rai-Roche
In focus: Gender pay gap shows inequality in optics
In focus: The Gender pay gap
As the gender pay gap debate rages on, the UK’s leading optical chains last week met a government deadline to disclose how much they were paying male and female optical staff. Joe Ayling reports
Look local: Bath
Look local: Bath
Although famous for its Roman spa, opticians in Bath are not wishy-washy about eye care.Sean Rai-Roche reports
In focus: Hakim Group tops poll but improvement is still the goal
Hakim Group tops poll
Hakim Group has raised the profile of the optical profession by being named the UK’s best small company to work for in the Sunday Times 2018 awards. Sean Rai-Roche interviewed Imran Hakim to find out what makes his staff tick
Look local: All eyes on Salisbury
Look local: Salisbury
Salisbury's optical professionals want to move on from recent events and continue to provide an excellent service. Sean Rai-Roche reports
Pre-reg stage 2 survival guide: Change of assessor
Pre-reg: Change of assessor
Stage two of the pre-reg year can be daunting, with the introduction of mystery patients and a new assessor. Be prepared, urges Bill Harvey
Stage 3 pre-reg survival guide: Final assessment
Pre-reg: Final assessment
Bill Harvey offers some words of wisdom on how to approach the objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), the final assessment of the pre-reg scheme
Pre-reg year: Entering the workplace
Entering the workplace
Taking part in a pre-reg year can develop your clinical skills tenfold. But how does working in a practice differ from studying at university? Luke Haynes asks a group of pre-reg trainees in multiple, independent and hospital settings to see how they adapted to life after leaving the university bubble
Study finds multiple reasons for pre-reg training
Pre-reg training
Optometry students have the chance to complete their pre-reg placement in a multiple, independent or hospital setting, but the latest Optician research found most start out with a chain. Joe Ayling reports
