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Leeds branches offer NHS hearing services in new partnership

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 22 December 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

We are delighted that LivingCare Health Services has appointed us to provide Adult NHS hearing care services from their four branches in Leeds, as well as the Thorpe Park Clinic and Parkside Community Health Centre. The partnership will enable patients referred by their GP to LivingCare Health Services to access free NHS hearing assessments, hearing Read more…
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Hearing aid development is music to our ears

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

Music is a joy to so many whether listening to it or performing, but the feeling can be tempered for those with hearing loss. So congratulations to the developer of the new Muse hearing aid that can process speech and music separately. It promises an improved experience for hearing aid users who want music to Read more…
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Make-up tips to help contact lens wearers

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

Make-up can add extra interest and sparkle to the face and eyes and at this sociable time of year it really comes into its own. Contact lens wearers need to be careful though and follow some simple guidelines to keep their eyes healthy because it’s so easy to irritate your contacts with make-up. Please always Read more…
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Listen up and heed the warnings from a young age

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

If you list the parental advice when growing up, the one about ‘turn the noise down or you’ll go deaf’ is sure to figure. Parents may not have appreciated our taste in music or the high volume, but they had a point because doctors fear people are losing hearing earlier in life. While much hearing Read more…
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Actor plays star role at Sherborne Opticians

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 5 December 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Actor Denis Lill of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ fame took on a new role when he officially opened our Sherborne branch. The special guest, who was accompanied by wife Vanessa, cut the ribbon at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care’s new premises in Cheap Street. The couple were presented with flowers and Scrivens gift vouchers as a Read more…
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Give yourself the gift of hearing this Christmas

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 2 December 2016 Read time: 3 minutes

There is nothing like the festive season with one social engagement after another.  From the Christmas office party, drinks with friends to the buzz of the family gathering on the big day itself, December is a time for fun, social interaction. But for those suffering from hearing loss, this can be something of an annual Read more…
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Get your eyes tested this Road Safety Week

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 23 November 2016 Read time: 1 minute

Our branch staff are advising people to get their eyes tested to help their focus and confidence on the roads this Winter as part of Road Safety Week (21-27 November). Research carried out by Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care found drivers were more likely to hang up their car keys at this time of year Read more…
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Listen out for hearing aid developments

Author: Martin Elwell Date: 16 November 2016 Read time: 2 minutes

Hearing loss no longer has to have an isolating and life changing impact thanks to advances in hearing aid technology. Improvements are being made all the time with continual investment in research and development, which is good news for consumers. If you have had the same hearing aid for a long time it might be Read more…
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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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