{"id":5811,"date":"2026-08-20T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:53:57","slug":"workplace-wellbeing-in-uk-optometry-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/2026\/08\/20\/workplace-wellbeing-in-uk-optometry-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Wellbeing in UK Optometry Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/ben-ayliffe-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are sharing this to support a fellow optometrist who\u2019s running an important research project on <strong>Workplace Wellbeing in UK Optometry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all know optometry is rewarding, but it can also be incredibly demanding. Research from other countries shows high levels of burnout, yet this has never been properly explored in the UK. This study aims to fill that gap and help create a more sustainable future for our profession.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a short, anonymous <strong>10-minute questionnaire<\/strong> exploring job satisfaction and resilience across all UK optometry settings.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re currently experiencing difficulties or things are going well for you, your input really matters. We need responses from people in all situations, working environments, and from every corner of the UK to get a balanced and accurate picture.<\/p>\n<p>You can take the survey here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/WorkplaceWellbeingUKOptoms<\/p>\n<p>It would make a huge difference if you could complete it and forward this message to your colleagues and networks. The more voices we hear from across the UK, the stronger the findings will be.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n<p>For more information: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/WorkplaceWellbeingUKOptomsInfo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are sharing this to support a fellow optometrist who\u2019s running an important research project on Workplace Wellbeing in UK Optometry. We all know optometry is rewarding, but it can also be incredibly demanding. Research from other countries shows high levels of burnout, yet this has never been properly explored in the UK. This study &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/2026\/08\/20\/workplace-wellbeing-in-uk-optometry-research\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Workplace Wellbeing in UK Optometry Research&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5813,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions\/5813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/berkshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}