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Community vision: bringing eye care to the people who need it most
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Community vision: bringing eye care to the people who need it most

“We’re here for everybody.” Specsavers is working hard to improve access to eye care – and thanks to innovative new programmes with Big Issue and Vision Care for Homeless People, they are taking their work right to the heart of communities.

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
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Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

Specsavers is tackling healthcare needs of Big Issue vendors and frontline team workers through a groundbreaking partnership, offering them free eye tests, glasses and earwax removal.

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
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Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map

What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
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What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained

Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
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Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk

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How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
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How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms
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Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’
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Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’

Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers
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Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers

The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact
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The cost of living’s hidden mental health impact

What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?
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What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?

Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy
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Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
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Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that

‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
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‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer
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Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer

Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
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Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice
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‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice

Covid stole my sense of smell – but I never gave up hope of finding it
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Covid stole my sense of smell – but I never gave up hope of finding it

Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
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Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed

What is polio and why is it back?
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What is polio and why is it back?

Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions
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Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions

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How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
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How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering

Why quick access to a defibrillator is the difference between life and death
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Why quick access to a defibrillator is the difference between life and death

Why isn’t the UK training enough doctors?
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Why isn’t the UK training enough doctors?

Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis
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Breaking the stigma of a dementia diagnosis