Chris Bennett: Vox populi provides food for thought

Optician’s newsroom at last month’s Optrafair not only provided a chance for show-goers to post their stories on the Optician website but it also gave Optician the opportunity to get some face-to-face time with its readers.

Two meetings in particular stand out for me and both conversations have lead to coverage in Optician.

Experience is one of those things that money can’t buy, you don’t achieve it through CET points and sadly it’s an attribute which gets harder to come by as the structure of the market changes. Roy Carpenter, a retired practitioner, approached the Optician office with an altruistic idea.

Having gathered so much experience over the years, but enjoying retirement in the sun, he wondered if Optician’s readers might be interested in the benefit of his career experience. Look out for some articles on handling stress and cognitive impairment soon.