April 3rd 2016

Come Along to Meet the OCCS at Optrafair 2016

The OCCS team are looking forward to meeting with practitioners and stakeholders at this year’s Optrafair in Birmingham.

We are running workshop sessions on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April to help practitioners by:

Helping to see consumer complaints coming…prevention is better than cure!
Giving an overview of OCCS activity
Discussing the new Practice Standard 18 and impact of other new standards which came into effect on 1 April 2016

Click here to book on to one of our CET workshop sessions or contact OCCS

May 1st 2025

Dementia Action Week 19-25 May - Opticians Evolution for an Increasing Ageing Population

Following on from Dementia Action Week by Alzheimer’s society the OCCS have looked at how the Optical Sector are looking to address the increasing aged-population’s access to optical services, without impacting the level of service…

April 1st 2025

Paul Chapman-Hatchett has joined the OCCS as our New Clinical Advisor Following the Retirement of Richard Edwards

Paul founded a domiciliary optical practice based in the South East of England in 1995, which grew into a nationwide chain of franchised domiciliary practices. As CEO, Paul used his professional and personal skills to…

April 1st 2025

Taking My Prescription Elsewhere – What to Know

Once we have had our sight test and recommended to update those spectacles, what do we do? Do we stick with the testing optician or do we twist to an alternative, whether that be price…