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Specsavers programme receives Princess Royal Training Award recognition

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Helen is photographed in the practice. She wears a blue and black leopard-print shirt and rows of frames are in the background

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Managing frame choice for high prescriptions

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Hannah Telfer, chief executive of Vision Care, Jo Osborne, corporate social responsibility lead at Specsavers, and Megan Holmes, education and engagement manager at Vision Care

Specsavers and Vision Care homelessness partnership nominated for charity award

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07 May

A group of eight people in formal wear stand on stage, a woman centrally holds a metal award

Recognising excellence in independent practice

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05 May

Rizwana poses in a colourful practice with pastel balloons on the wall. She wears a light blue blazer and navy cat’s eye style frames, with gems in the upturned corners, and pink temples

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Having better conversations about presbyopia in practice

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Five women stand together in the bay window of an optometry practice. Obe wears a bright pink woolen dress, beside her is a colleague in brown silk skirt, brown sweater vest as a long-sleeve blouse, in the center is Fiona Bromfield with a yellow bell-sleeve top, on the right is a woman in a long checkered light brown skirt, and on the far right is a woman in a navy dress with polo collar

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Training the team with new equipment

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Duncan and Todd Whitehall branch opens in temporary site

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05 Feb

A woman in a black leather coat holds a pair of smart glasses up to the camera. The glasses have thick black frames and white text is visible on the lenses. The woman is on-the-go, walking in a city

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04 Feb 4 mins

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