CEO of Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care, Ryan Leighton (pictured), and and managing director, Rebecca Sharp, discuss how the independent is supporting its staff

Corporate manager at Smart Employee Eyecare, Jamie Ramage, and human resources adviser at Rutland County Council, Dawn Farran, discuss how the Smart Employee Eyecare scheme helps improve the health and wellbeing of staff

Garry Kousoulou tells OT  that “the future of recruitment is based around social media and happiness"

A report has found that 68.7% of optometrist postings stay vacant for at least 60 days

Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement, OT  spoke to the Federation of Small Businesses’ national chairman, Mike Cherry (pictured), for his view of its impact for the High Street and on optometrists’ wallets

The title ‘optometry’ was protected under law nearly three decades ago – long enough for the profession and its regulator to have learned to use the title correctly and with confidence, opines optometrist Nick Rumney

The General Optical Council has confirmed the process to be followed by optometrists from countries outside the European Economic Area

Fitting contact lenses for presbyopic patients is something practitioners should no longer be shying away from, according to Dr Rachel Hiscox. The professional education and development manager for Johnson & Johnson Vision tells OT  why it is important to start a conversation

Specsavers has said that a new 12 weeks' fathers' leave policy as recommended by a House of Commons committee “would improve uptake”

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