9 Apr 2018
Specsavers Corporate
Eyecare has held two health and wellbeing fairs for one of its customers,
Registers of Scotland.
Registers of
Scotland is the non-ministerial government department responsible for compiling
and maintaining 18 public registers. These relate to land, property, and other
legal documents. Specsavers provides enhanced eyecare for the public-sector
organisation’s screen users and works with the organisation to promote the
wider benefits of eyecare to employees.
Specsavers Corporate
Eyecare has held two health and wellbeing fairs for one of its customers,
Registers of Scotland.
Registers of
Scotland is the non-ministerial government department responsible for compiling
and maintaining 18 public registers. These relate to land, property, and other
legal documents. Specsavers provides enhanced eyecare for the public-sector
organisation’s screen users and works with the organisation to promote the
wider benefits of eyecare to employees.
Dona McLafferty, Corporate
Accounts Manager at Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, said: ‘The fact that
Registers of Scotland provides enhanced eyecare shows their level of commitment
to the wider health and wellbeing of their staff. They don’t simply provide
eyecare to comply with the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, but they
very much see the wider health and wellbeing benefits and the importance of
promoting these to staff too.’
Eye tests can aid in
the detection and monitoring of many serious systemic conditions, such as heart
conditions, raised blood pressure, diabetes, risk of stroke, and thyroid
problems. It can also help with more minor ailments like headaches, dry eyes
and migraine. In this way, eyecare can support wellbeing, morale, engagement,
and productivity.
Specsavers Corporate
Eyecare visited Registers of Scotland on 26 and 27 February at its sites in
Edinburgh and Glasgow, where over 1,000 members of staff are employed.
Billy Harkness, Corporate Director,
Registers of Scotland, said: ‘There is a much wider health and wellbeing
message relating to eyecare, which goes far beyond the DSE regulations. We are
keen to communicate the benefits of eyecare and do so regularly via our
internal communications. The eyecare management system from Specsavers also
allows us to check that the eVouchers are being redeemed by our employees, so
we know they are receiving the care to which they are entitled. The two-day
health and wellbeing roadshow is an extension of this commitment and we are
delighted that Dona attended with the vision screener which really helps to
bring the benefit to life.’
A local Specsavers store staff
member was also in attendance at each of the fairs to talk about in-store
service, discounts and special offers available to the employees, as well as
members of their families.
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