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“Optometrists have the expertise, the equipment, and we are in the community”

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Deven Lakhani, optometrist and director at Hammond Opticians

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Making the move: from practice ownership to locuming

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24 May 7 min read

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Protecting your mental health as a locum optometrist

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23 May 6 min read

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Five steps to dealing with... a patient complaint, part two

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23 May

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Patients at the heart

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22 May 3 mins

An optometrist wearing an NHS lanyard, Zak Saleem, examines a patient’s eyes using a slit lamp microscope in a clinical setting

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“I am finding this stage both rewarding and challenging”

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15 May 2 mins

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Piyus Tanna: “Listening and being there matters”

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15 May 4 mins

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Adam Sampson: “Our profession offers a small ray of hope”

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07 May 3 mins

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Building the wellbeing of the whole practice team

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28 Apr

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Early career digest

Keeping them comfortable

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27 Apr

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Developing good habits as an early career optometrist

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27 Apr 7 min read

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Binocular vision tips for newly qualified optometrists

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26 Apr 6 min read

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Neil Hilton: “These are often genuine mistakes, the kind that could happen to any of us”

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25 Apr 4 mins

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