Prioritise patients whatever the business model

2 August 2024
Summer 2024

In the third and final article in Acuity’s series on how to run a busy clinic, Kathy Oxtoby looks at practitioner and patient experiences of different business models and ways to provide the best service.

Whether a large chain or independent, a practice on a busy high street or within a rural community, a single-handed optometrist or a large team – all these business models will shape how busy clinics are run.

But whatever the business model, central to managing clinics is the need to put patients at the heart of everything a practice does. 

Here are just some examples of what optometrists have discovered works best for them and their patients.

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