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Eyes on diabetes for annual awareness day

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 14 November 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges of our age. Some 3.5 million people are diagnosed with diabetes in the UK and an estimated 549,000 people have the condition, but don’t know it. World Diabetes Day on 14 November will take ‘Eyes on Diabetes’ as its theme to promote the importance of screening to Read more…
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Loyal Cathy receives company’s top award

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 11 November 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

A loyal employee who has worked for almost 44 years at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care has been honoured with the company’s top accolade. Accounts assistant Cathy McBride, who lives in Sheldon and is based at the national retailer’s Birmingham head office, was praised for her ‘can do’ attitude and dedication when she received the Read more…
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Customer Service Award

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 11 November 2016 Read time: 1 minute

Now in their third year, the Customer Service Awards  are presented to those branches in each region who have scored the highest Customer Service Score over the entire year. The branch with the single highest score receives the coveted National Customer Service Award (which for the third year in a row has been won by Read more…
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Scrivens celebrates it’s award winning branches

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 11 November 2016 Read time: 1 minute

The expertise, quality care and customer service provided by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care has been recognised at its annual awards ceremony. The best branches in its national network were celebrated with accolades presented to the top regional branches: Abingdon in Central Region Chapel en le Frith in Northern Region Chigwell in London Region Leominster Read more…
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Food for thought on improving eyesight

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 7 November 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

A good well-balanced diet is beneficial for our general health and certain nutrients have a particular part to play when it comes to our eye health. But what of the benefits of dietary supplements? Dr Michael Mosley was a sceptic, but after taking the pills in a 90-day trial for the BBC’s Trust Me I’m Read more…
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Keep on the right road when it comes to your sight

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 3 November 2016 Read time: 3 minutes

Anxieties about slippery roads, limited visibility and the glare of headlights will drive many motorists off the road this winter, according to new research by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care. Half of UK drivers are less inclined to get behind the wheel during the colder months as their concerns go up a gear and a Read more…
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Don’t let hearing loss stall your career

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 24 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

In today’s competitive marketplace the need to work smarter and effectively to keep your career on track is a job in itself. Anything which can hold you back, such as untreated hearing loss, should be addressed so your earnings and promotion prospects do not suffer. One in six adults lives with some degree of hearing Read more…
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Research raises hope for an eye test for Parkinson’s disease

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 13 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Sight tests that can identify health concerns other than changes in vision are known but news that a simple eye test could be developed to detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms appear is exciting. Opthalmology researchers at University College London (UCL) may have discovered a method of detecting changes in the eye which could identify this Read more…
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Have you heard about coffee’s side effects?

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 9 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Most of us are aware of the dangers of excessive noise to our hearing but a new study has now flagged up another threat – coffee. Who knew that the caffeine boost which many of us rely on to start our day could have such a down side? Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Read more…
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Cycling duo focus on charity ride for Alzheimer’s

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 6 October 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Two Birmingham-based colleagues have their sights set on raising money for Alzheimer’s Society, their company’s charity of the year, by taking on a 100 mile cycle challenge. Marketing managers Martin Elwell, aged 48, and Gemma Bradnack, 27, from Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care, will saddle up to join the Official Sportive of the Tour of Read more…
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