Look local: Glorious and golden Guildford
Culture, history and great schools make Guildford a desirable place to live. Emma White reports
Management
Look local: Newtown
Look local: Newtown’s old school virtues
Retailers in this Welsh market town work hard to gain customer trust. Emma ...
Look local: Matlock
Look local: Matlock reaches for the top
England’s ‘Little Switzerland’ caters for the affluent older patient. Emma ...
A rewarding optom career path
A rewarding optom career path
Diabetic eye screening (DES) services are growing rapidly as the prevalence of ...
In focus: Locums
In focus: Where do locums stand in the ‘gig economy’?
Increased locum working within optics is representative of a more flexible ...
Brexit and the optical market
Market analysis: Potential impact of Brexit on the GB optical market
With Brexit negotiations under way, Paul York looks back at how the 2008/09 ...
Market monitor
Market monitor: Suppliers and demand in optical practice
Supplier selection came under the spotlight in this month’s Market Monitor ...
Fire extinguisher guide
The fire extinguisher that you need
Knowing which extinguisher you need and when and how to service it is essential ...
Interview: Jonathan Lawson
Interview: Jonathan Lawson, CEO Vision Express
It may have been the hottest June day for 40 years but Vision Express CEO, ...
In focus: Reminder calls under threat from wider clampdown
In focus: Reminder calls
Proposals to introduce stricter guidelines on outbound telephone calls amid nuisance cold calls in other sectors could impact the patient reminder processes within optics. Joe Ayling reports on the profession’s reliance on telephone communications
Mum's the word at Bowen Opticians
Mum's the word
Female dominated Bowen Opticians has become something of a matriarchy in Weston-super-Mare. Jo Gallacher took a trip to the seaside town to find out how
In focus: Played in China?
In focus: Played in China?
Kering Eyewear will soon be challenged in a US court over the origin of its luxury products. But has the company been given a raw deal or merely playing the same rules as everyone else? Simon Jones reports
In focus: Profession reacts to education review
In focus: Education review
A review into the future of eye care delivery and implications for the education of the optical profession by the GOC has reached a new phase, after sector-wide responses were published this month. Joe Ayling provides a snapshot of the published feedback
Look local: Loving the quiet life in Elgin
Look local: Elgin
Eye health is top of the list for Elgin residents, finds Jo Gallacher
HR file: Effects of accents
HR file: Effects of accents
Even when speaking the same language, subtle differences in speaking styles can have persistent effects say Gazi Islam and Marcello Russo
What are your KPIs?
What are your KPIs?
How do you measure your businesss success and the direction it’s going? Andy Millington reports
Practice software makes perfect
Practice software review
Optician rounds up a selection of practice management software available in the UK and asks the developers to outline features and functionality that are key to running an electronic practice
Cut your risk of fire
Cut your risk of fire
Knowing your fire regulations and protocols is essential for any business. Stuart Collyer reports on the steps you need to take
Interview: Lars Flyvholm, CEO Design Eyewear Group
Interview: Lars Flyvholm
Simon Jones travels to Aarhus, Denmark, to talk with Lars Flyvholm, CEO of the Design Eyewear Group, a private equity-backed firm that has quietly built up a portfolio of well-known eyewear brands
Look local: Sea, sand and sunglasses
Look local: Bournemouth
Enhanced optical services seem to be the talk of the town in Bournemouth, finds Jo Gallacher
