Optometry

Optometrist of the Year Finalist 2022 & 2024

Locum optometrist in Cheltenham & Gloucester

CPD provider: Leadership, Professionalism & Communication

Chair of Gloucester Vision Care for Homeless People

Events & CPD Team Lead for Gloucestershire LOC

Business Coach & Trainer for SightCare.

Clinical Optometry

I am a practicing optometrist with over 35 years experience. Vision and neuroscience fascinate me. Up to 50% of the brains activity is involved in processing vision.

Optimising vision for everyone and ensuring the eyes are healthy is a great profession to be a part of.

I am honoured to be a finalist for Optometrist of the Year 2024 in the Opticians annual awards.

CPD & Training

I provide CPD in a number of formats: written articles, presentations and workshops.

I can provide materials for the domains of: Leadership & Accountability, Communication and Professionalism.

I also provide articles and talks on topics including leadership, wellbeing, mindfulness, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Please contact me to discuss your needs

Published Items

Optometry Today Contributions:

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Dispensing Optics (Pages 24 & 25)

Mind Matters: Interview with Antonia Chitty

Charity work

It is a real pleasure for me to volunteer with

Vision Care for Homeless People.

Providing an eye examination and glasses for the most vulnerable in society is such a worthy cause and perhaps some of the most rewarding work I do. Each of the people we meet have their own story and deserving of full professional care.

They are some of the most grateful and polite people I meet in life. #contribution

GLOSLOC

I am a member of the Gloucestershire LOC committee, and lead the Events & CPD team.

Each quarter we organise an event for the county's optical professionals.

Most events will have a CPD element to them, though some are purely for networking and socialising with colleagues.

Please contact me if you are in Gloucestershire and would like to be more connected within our profession.

Also see: www.glosloc.co.uk