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  • SpaMedica's Director of Optometry, Christine Purslow

    SpaMedica celebrates International Women’s Day by putting the spotlight on Professor Christine Purslow, Director of Optometry

    08 / 03 / 22

    International Women’s Day strives for a gender equal world – one free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, where difference is valued and celebrated. To mark the day, in this special interview we speak to Professor Christine Purslow, SpaMedica’s Director of Optometry. With 30 years’ experience in the eye…

  • SpaMedica nurse checking the details on the wristband of a SpaMedica patient sat in a chair

    Cataract care at Wakefield hospital praised as ‘exemplary’, with regulator awarding SpaMedica ‘outstanding’ rating

    Patients who attend SpaMedica in Wakefield for cataract treatment receive ‘outstanding’ care that helps them ‘lead more fulfilling lives’ afterwards – according to the latest inspection by industry regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC awarded SpaMedica’s Wakefield hospital the highest possible overall rating, praising its ‘exemplary…

  • SpaMedica Manchester's Hospital manager presenting a certificate to a happy SpaMedica patient for being the hospital's 20,000th patient

    SpaMedica Manchester celebrates treating 20,000 patients

    A Weaverham riding school owner has told of her life-changing NHS cataract treatment – which has helped the hospital she attended reach a milestone of 20,000 cataract surgeries performed. Rose Tommons, aged 65 from Northwich, learned that she was the landmark patient when she visited SpaMedica’s Manchester hospital…

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    SpaMedica at the Association of Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Conference 2021

    14 / 10 / 21

    Staff from SpaMedica were thrilled to attend the Association for Independent Optometry’s annual conference on 9th and 10th October. The AIO Conference, which was held at Chesford Grange in Kenilworth, is a two-day networking and professional development event aimed at practising optoms and optometry students. It’s a highly-regarded and well-attended…

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    SpaMedica recruitment milestone represents 900% growth in five years

    14 / 09 / 21

    A patient coordinator who recently joined our Wokingham hospital has been celebrated for helping SpaMedica reach a significant milestone. Gagandip Grewal was the centre of attention as she was unveiled as our 1000th employee at a surprise ceremony. Her appointment represents a growth in our employee headcount of…

  • A SpaMedica employee demonstrating to a Local Member of Parliament how to operate a piece of optical examination equipment

    SpaMedica expands its cataract surgery training programmes for NHS doctors across England

    17 / 03 / 21

    As the UK’s largest NHS cataract surgery provider, SpaMedica is committed to playing a pivotal role in NHS cataract surgery training, sharing their expertise and knowledge with trainee surgeons. They have invested in the development of three new regional training centres, as well as a mobile training facility,…

  • A smiling SpaMedica patient sat between her happy family members in the SpaMedica waiting room

    SpaMedica achieves great quality surgery outcomes for cataract surgery patients

    15 / 03 / 21

    SpaMedica is proud to work alongside the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) on their National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) Audit, sharing our results and outcomes.  We’re delighted to announce that the latest Audit (2020) has found that 99.5% of our patients encounter no cataract surgery complications.   We’re currently the only independent eye hospital group to provide cataract surgery data to the RCOphth NOD…

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    SpaMedica shortlisted for the Public Health England Antibiotic Guardian Award | Antibiotic Guardian 2019 Awards

    14 / 06 / 19

    SpaMedica is honoured to be shortlisted for the Public Health England Antibiotic Guardian Award at the Antibiotic Guardian 2019 Awards taking place on the 27th June 2019. The awards champion organisations and individuals who have demonstrated achievement in tackling antimicrobial resistance at a local, regional or national level….