Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds has visited Specsavers Cwmbran to see how it delivers eye and hearing health care in the community – and supports the economy.

Mr Thomas-Symonds chatted to the expert team at the locally owned and run store about how they are a key part of the neighbourhood’s health service. The store provides NHS services as part of Wales’s national eye care contract, which includes NHS sight testing, urgent and emergency appointments as well as other services.

‘Meeting the team at Specsavers Cwmbran was a pleasure, talking about how their opticians and audiologists provide access to important eye and hearing health care,’ says Mr Thomas-Symonds. ‘With two branches in Torfaen, we also spoke about how Specsavers provides jobs and careers in health care and retail for people across the Borough.’

Rhys Williams, contact lens director at Specsavers Cwmbran, says: ‘It was great to welcome Mr Thomas-Symonds to our store to talk about how Specsavers opticians and audiologists are here to serve our community.

‘As an NHS provider, we deliver a range of eye and hearing health care. This includes eye tests, cataract pre- and post-op care, contact lens services, diabetic screening, glaucoma monitoring and clinics for eye conditions like watery, dry and red eye.’

‘Our skills and knowledge also support the public health prevention agenda by detecting potentially more serious conditions and enabling treatment to begin sooner.’

Specsavers Cwmbran is open seven days a week. To book an appointment, visit: https://www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/cwmbran or call 01633 877006. For those that can’t leave their homes unaccompanied due to disability or illness, Specsavers also offers a Home Visits service covering more than 90% of the UK – with more details available at www.specsavers.co.uk/home-eye-tests.