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ABDO membership benefits and services 2018
A guide for ABDO members
Association of British Dispensing Opticians
ABDO membership benefits and services
In addition to its many varied and extensive range of Our aim is to provide ABDO members with value for money
activities ABDO also seeks to offer its members a and indeed your annual subscription fee can easily be
comprehensive range of benefits and services that can subsidised by the savings that are on offer and available
assist them in both their personal and business lives. to you.
In Section 1 you will find a comprehensive range of lifestyle We trust that you will find this information useful and as always
and business services benefits available online via the I would welcome your feedback regarding any of these or
ABDO website; these are managed on the Association’s any additional benefits that you would like us to provide.
behalf by Parliament Hill.
We urge you to take full advantage of what’s on offer!
Section 2 of the brochure features a wide range of
additional benefits, many of which have proved useful and Katie Docker
popular with members over many years. Head of Membership Services
The purpose of this brochure therefore is to briefly highlight
the complete range of benefits provided as part of your
ABDO membership and to recommend a number of
high quality legal and financial services, together with
independent financial advice, that are available to you
at preferential rates.
Association of British Dispensing Opticians
Section 1. Benefits available online
To find out more about the benefits listed in Section 1
of this brochure visit the ABDO website.
These benefits are managed on behalf of ABDO by
Parliament Hill Ltd of 3rd Floor, 127 Cheapside, London EC2V
6BT. ABDO is an Introducer Appointed Representative of
Parliament Hill Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority for non-investment insurance
mediation only, under registration number 308448. Details
can be checked on the Financial Services register by visiting
the FCA website.
Terms and conditions apply to all benefits. See ABDO membership
benefits website for further details. All details correct at time of print.
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Lifestyle benefits
Apple Cinema Vouchers Cricket Club Membership
Great savings on a wide range Save up to 40% on cinema Less than half price*
of Apple products* admissions*
Enjoy a summer of cricket at Lord’s
10% off Beats by Dre Purchase vouchers that can be used at Cricket Ground for less than half price!
10% off Apple Branded Accessories participating cinemas including major For just £100, reduced from £265, join as
10% off AppleCare for Mac chains, at discounted rates. Better still, a member of Middlesex County Cricket
10% off Selected 3rd Party Products
(Inc. Bose, LG Displays, HP Printers, OSMO & Philips Hue)
these vouchers are valid for a minimum of Club and watch every Middlesex match
10% off Selected 3rd Party Boxed Software six months, so order your vouchers now so for free, sit in the Lord’s Pavilion and Long
(Inc. Microsoft Office for Mac, FileMaker Pro) you have them for the next time you are Room and get priority access to Lord’s
10% off Selected 3rd Party Charging devices at the cinema. international tickets.
(Inc. Belkin and Mophie)
6% off MacBook/MacBook Air/MacBook Pro
6% off iMac/Mac mini/Mac Pro
6% off Pre-installed Final Cut Pro X
(on MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro)
6% off Pre-installed Logic Pro X
(on MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro)
5% off iPod + FREE engraving
2% off Apple TV & Apple TV 4K
2% off iPad + FREE engraving
2% off iPhone
2% off Apple Watch
Association of British Dispensing Opticians
Fabyouless Card Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
90 Days membership for only £1.99* Exclusive New Car Savings*
Get 25% or 2 for 1 savings every time you The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
use it at thousands of venues nationwide Affinity Scheme provides ABDO Members
including hair and beauty salons, spas, exclusive savings on their range of new
clinics, nail and lash bars, tanning salons, cars. Exceptional promotions are now
gyms plus personal trainers as well as with available on new Fiat, Alfa Romeo,
mobile therapists. From local Abarth and Jeep cars, and Fiat vans.
independents to national chains – we’ve
FCA offer an extensive choice of models
got the country covered.
to suit individual requirements and
Treat yourself today to 90 days of 'WOW!' budget. This includes the iconic Fiat 500,
and save yourself at least £100! the sporty Alfa Romeo Giulietta and the
Jeep Grand Cherokee, their luxury SUV.
The FCA Affinity Scheme provides
substantial savings which are revised on a
regular basis and include a range of
finance options.
Access further details and additional
benefits online via the ABDO website.
* Notes applicable to benefits can be found on the
‘Terms and conditions’ page of this brochure.
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Lifestyle benefits
Flowers Direct Foyles Hotpoint Privilege Purchase Club
15% discount* 10% online discount at Savings on Hotpoint and
www.foyles.co.uk on ALL titles* Indesit appliances
Flowers Direct have reinvented sending
flowers. Stunning bouquets, simply, yet Foyles, the legendary bookstore, can Take advantage of the Privilege Purchase
elegantly wrapped in brown paper and offer you an additional 10% off their online Club and it's exclusive members only
tied with twine. With prices from £25 price on all titles. Free delivery is available pricing. Choose from over 850 different
including free delivery – you can afford to on all UK orders, and their site boasts a products which includes three great
make someone’s day! Simply order by wealth of author interviews and blogs to brands, Whirlpool, Hotpoint and Indesit.
3pm for free next day delivery. help you choose your next read. All large and small appliances have
already been pre-discounted from
washing machines, fridge freezers
dishwasher, kettles, vacuum cleaners etc.
All prices include FREE UK delivery and
disposal/uplift of your old appliance.
Association of British Dispensing Opticians
Corporate Gym Membership isubscribe
Free voucher Discounts on magazine subscriptions*
Get access to discounted gym Save an extra 10% on isubscribe’s
membership at over 3,000 gyms including range - the UK’s largest magazine
the main UK chains, leisure centres, and newspaper subscriptions website,
budget gyms, independent clubs, yoga showcasing over 2,500 different titles.
and pilates studios, cross fit boxes,
bootcamps and more!
Access further details and additional
benefits online via the ABDO website.
* Notes applicable to benefits can be found on the
‘Terms and conditions’ page of this brochure.
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Lifestyle benefits
Merlin Group My Cashback Cards National Trust
Discounted ‘days out’ ticket prices Cashback on everyday purchases 10% saving on NT gift cards
ABDO members can now obtain My Cashback Cards is an exciting way of For days in romantic castles, wildflower
discounted ticket prices from Merlin on making the most of your money! You can gardens, iconic lighthouses and dappled
a wide range of UK top attractions, such save in a unique way when shopping on woodlands, as well as over 500 special
as Thorpe Park, Madame Tussauds, SeaLife the High Street and in many cases online. places to discover, give a National Trust
and the latest family attraction in London, gift card.
The cards offer a wide range of retailers,
Shrek’s Adventure.
and you can earn cashback between
3% and 12.5% on everyday purchases
from major retailers including M&S,
H Samuel, Sainsbury’s, Debenhams,
Top Shop, B&Q and many more.
Association of British Dispensing Opticians
NUS extra Travel by Inspire
Student Discount Card Savings on all your travel needs
One of the main benefits of being a The ABDO membership benefits travel • A 12% discount on car hire
student is of course, access to 1000s of service is your one stop shop for all your
• Plus foreign currency, cruises, city breaks,
discounts! The NUS extra card is the travel needs. Look no further when you
attraction tickets, camping holidays,
number 1 student discount card from the want to book your next holiday
coach tours, holiday parks, resort
National Union of Students, and now
• 5% discount on package holidays from transfers and boat and motor homes.
comes with one year FREE ISIC, the
the major selected tour operators
international student ID card.
(including Jet2, Expedia, Thomas Cook,
Through ABDO Membership Benefits, Tui, Haven and Hoseasons) Access further details and additional
ABDO student members can enjoy 200 UK benefits online via the ABDO website.
• A 10% to 60% discount at over 80,000
discounts and 42,000 discounts in 130 * Notes applicable to benefits can be found on the
hotels in the UK and worldwide
countries for just £12 for 15 months, which ‘Terms and conditions’ page of this brochure.
is a 20% discount on the usual price, plus • Up to 13% discount on airport parking,
you get an extra month for free! 8% on airport lounges and 10% on
airport hotels
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Lifestyle benefits
Online Ticket Store T.M. Lewin Voice Mobile
17% off worldwide attraction tickets Shirts, ties, suits and accessories* Get the latest Mobile phones on
the best rates available from EE!
Book attractions, excursions, theatre Established in 1898, T.M.Lewin has
tickets and experiences all over the world extensive experience in making stylish Voice Mobile are
with Onlineticketstore.co.uk. Whether it’s and comfortable work wear, crafted for an EE Principal
a week at Disney World, a dinner cruise in performance with a range of products to Partner, allowing
Dubai or a day trip in Rome, you can look deliver a complete business wardrobe. them to provide
forward to hassle-free booking 24/7, offers on mobile
All of the products are crafted using
instant e-tickets and unbeatable phones including
Jermyn Street techniques, stitched with
customer service. the latest 4G
9,000 hand threaded needles and
handsets with
fashioned from the 2-ply cotton or the
EE not available
finest Merino wool.
online or on the
ABDO members receive an exclusive high street.
additional discount in store and online.
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansPage 10
Lifestyle benefits. Insurance
Columbus Direct Cornmarket Insurance Home insurance
Save 20% off travel insurance* Great savings on car insurance* Save 25% off your current home
insurance*
We have partnered with Columbus Direct 92%* of the time, Cornmarket’s affinity
to bring you a fantastic discount on single group members’, like ABDO, get a Save 25% off your current insurer’s home
or annual multi-trip holiday insurance. cheaper quote on their car insurance. insurance renewal premium. Includes free
ABDO members are able to save 20% on legal expenses. Members can take
all Columbus Direct travel insurance The thing that differentiates Members’ advantage of these fantastic savings on
policies. Insurance Solutions from other UK home insurance renewals without
insurance providers’ is that they create compromising on cover or service.
specialist insurance packages designed
to reduce premiums for affinity groups.
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansLifestyle benefits. Finance and advice
Energy Linx PG Mutual
Free energy price Income protection
comparison service*
ABDO membership benefits offer you
Beat the energy price hike and see how access to PG Mutual. Here’s how they
much you could save on your gas and describe their product: “We at PG Mutual
electricity bill. ABDO members can now are a not-for-profit membership
enjoy savings on their energy bills with organisation specialising in providing
Ofgem accredited website, Energylinx. income protection for professional
Energylinx is a leading energy comparison people. We offer a plan that provides a
website and they promise to find our regular income if you are off work due to
members the best deal for their energy in illness or injury, as well as building up an
less than 2 minutes. Energylinx is impartial investment element for you at the
and independent from all the energy maturity of the policy.”
suppliers represented on their website.
They’ve been rated an impressive 4.5 stars *For full terms and conditions, visit www.pgmutual.co.uk.
* Notes applicable to benefits can be found on the
out of 5 by their customers.
‘Terms and conditions’ page of this brochure.
Access further details and additional
benefits online via the ABDO website.
* Notes applicable to benefits can be found on the
‘Terms and conditions’ page of this brochure.
Page 12Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions apply to all benefits. See ABDO membership benefits website for further details. All details correct at time of print.
These benefits are either managed on behalf of ABDO by Parliament Hill Ltd 6. Flowers Direct. 15% discount available on all orders, with the exception of
of 3rd Floor, 127 Cheapside, London EC2V 6BT or are available as displayed Interflora / Florist products. The voucher code must be entered at the time
adverts within the benefit pages. ABDO is an Introducer Appointed of purchase and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Representative of Parliament Hill Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the 7. Foyles. A small number of books are restricted from discounts for
Financial Conduct Authority for non-investment insurance mediation only, contractual reasons with the publishers. Discount does not apply to
under registration number 308448. Details can be checked on the Financial eBooks or gift cards.
Services register by visiting the FCA website.
8. T.M. Lewin. Cannot be redeemed against previous purchases or used in
conjunction with any other offer, voucher, discount code or gift card
1. Apple. Offers subject to change without notice. Annual purchase limits
purchases.
apply. Discounts are subject to availability. For the latest offers visit the
Apple EPP store. 9. Travel by Inspire. Prices apply to new bookings only and are subject to
availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Prices
2. Cinema Vouchers. Discounts vary between cinema venues. Please check
include fuel supplements, APD & APC charges. Transfer fees may apply.
when booking.
Offers based on standard rooms. Inspire reserve the right to amend prices
3. Middlesex Cricket Club. This is a special introductory offer for new and details. Full balance payable if booked within 10 weeks of departure.
members of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
10. Cornmarket car insurance. Subject to terms, conditions, eligibility and
4. Fabyouless. Promotion to join Fabyouless Card for £1 for 90 days and first insurers’ usual underwriting criteria. The 92% saving shown is based on
subsequent 12 month term. Your Fabyouless Card membership is an affinity groups schemes currently run by Cornmarket and your affinity
ongoing subscription service and will automatically renew 4 days prior to group may experience a different saving level.
the end of your initial membership term for an annual fee of £19.95. Your
11. Columbus Travel Insurance. Subject to terms, candidates eligibility and
membership will continue to renew towards the end of each subsequent insurers usual underwriting criteria.
term until it is cancelled in accordance with Fabyouless's Terms and
Conditions. A renewal reminder will be sent to you by email prior to any 12. Baxters Home Insurance. Subject to certain underwriting criteria. Terms,
billing date. You must therefore let Fabyouless know if any of your contact conditions, exclusions and minimum premiums apply. Streetwise is not
details, including your email address change. This promotion can only be available in Northern Ireland. Cover for some building types not available.
taken up once in any 12 month period.
13. Energylinx. Energylinx is available for households in mainland England,
5. Fiat Chrysler Group. Please contact your Dealer for details. Scotland and Wales. Includes every tariff available on the switching market.
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansSection 2. Membership benefits and services
Page 14Membership benefits
ABDO Advice and Guidelines ABDO Regional meetings ABDO Benevolent Fund
ABDO seeks to maintain the standards of ABDO has seven regions within the UK and The ABDO Benevolent Fund is a registered
the profession and support its members by each of these is represented by a charity that assists those members, past
providing Advice and Guidelines which Regional Lead and Sub Regional Leads. and present (or their dependents), who
are available to view on the ABDO Within each region there are regular suffer financial hardship. As an ABDO
website for easy reference. social, educational and informative member if you know a dispensing optician
events throughout the year to include colleague who you feel might benefit, or if
Please visit the Advice and Guidelines interactive CET points. All ABDO members you find yourself facing a difficult financial
section on the ABDO website regularly, as are encouraged to join in, to stay in touch situation, please contact Jane Burnand
the content is continually changing. It is with colleagues and benefit from updates on 020 7298 5102, or email
vitally important that you remain fully in the optical world. Please note members jburnand@abdolondon.org.uk, or write to
familiar with the Advice and Guidelines, can attend any area event/meeting in her at ABDO, 199, Gloucester Terrace,
prevailing at any given time, for your any region. London, W2 6LD. Rest assured all enquiries
profession. will be handled in strictest confidence.
Website www.abdo.org.uk
Any ABDO member can make a
Website www.abdo.org.uk
charitable donation to the fund.
For further information call
Jane Burnand on 020 7298 5102
Email jburnand@abdolondon.org.uk
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansABDO CET
Working closely with prominent CET remit and typically provides over 100 CET For further information call
providers, the ABDO CET department approved presentations, peer discussions, ABDO CET on 01206 734 155
interprets the GOC CET requirements for photo quizzes, workshops and distance
practical and theoretical application to learning modules and 12 CET points, via Email abdocet@abdo.org.uk
the benefit of ABDO members, with a Dispensing Optics, in any given year.
view to enhancing their clinical and Fax 01206 734 156
The ABDO CET department prides itself on
professional skills. The department is
offering Association members with
the leading UK provider of continuing ABDO CET 5 Kingsford Business Centre,
excellent customer service when it comes
education for dispensing opticians and Layer Road, Kingsford, Colchester CO2 0HT
to dealing with enquiries and urgent
offers ABDO members with advice and
assistance (sometimes outside of normal
CET support for re-registration.
office hours!).
ABDO has pledged to offer at least the
minimum CET requirement to its members
over the GOC’s three year statutory CET
period as part of the membership fee, via
Dispensing Optics journal, online CET via
the ABDO website, as well as at national
and regional events. The ABDO CET
department considerably exceeds this
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ABDO Corporate items ABDO Education Trust ABDO Email newsletter
ABDO’s Membership Services The Education Trust encourages and Designed to keep members up-to-date,
department offers a range of promotes education and research in the the ABDO Email newsletter contains
practical and stylish corporate art and science of dispensing optics for topical news and information. To ensure
items that will promote and the public benefit. that you are on the distribution list
enhance your membership. please ensure we have your correct
For further information email address.
For details of the full range of contact the ABDO general secretary
ABDO corporate items and Email membership@abdo.org.uk
an order form contact ABDO Email tgarrett@abdo.org.uk
Membership Services on
01227 733 902, 01227 733 912
or 01227 733 922 or
download an order form
from the ABDO website
Email membership@abdo.org.uk
Website www.abdo.org.uk
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansABDO Diary ABDO - Dispensing Optics The journal also features advertising from
industry suppliers, keeping the dispensing
Dispensing Optics is the only monthly profession up-to-date with the latest
journal in the UK devoted to the diverse products and services.
field of ophthalmic dispensing. Each
month, the full-colour journal publishes For further information email
relevant, high quality features on clinical, managing editor, Nicky Collinson, at
technical and business topics - including ncollinson@abdo.uk.com
a monthly CET article. The journal also
reports the latest news from the optical
profession and industry, as well as
featuring new dispensing products
information, frame fashion features,
business and marketing tips and the
answers to FAQs encountered in practice.
ABDO members are invited to submit for
consideration articles and letters on any
topic that readers may find interesting.
A small fee is paid for published articles,
and prizes awarded each year for the
best contributions.
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Membership benefits
ABDO Group legal protection ABDO Helplines
FREE 24-hour service
As an employee, your ABDO membership • Tax protection - negotiations following ABDO membership provides access to a
provides you with protection to cover legal HM Revenue & Customs enquiry into 24-hour telephone legal and tax advice
costs up to £25,000 per insured incident. your personal tax affairs helpline for both private and business
The incidents covered by the policy related matters. In addition, a counselling
• Helpline services - call 0330 303 1546
(subject to terms and conditions) include: helpline that deals with stress, retirement,
For a copy of the policy wording call redundancy, bereavement etc. is also
• Pre-disciplinary hearings - formal ABDO Membership Services on available to support members.
response to the GOC in respect of a 01227 733902, 01227 733 912 or 01227 733 922
Helpline number - 0330 303 1546
complaint made against you
Option 1: Legal and tax
• Legal defence - for criminal or civil Option 2: Fitness to practice
actions against you Option 3: Professional indemnity issues
• Disciplinary hearings - brought against Counselling helpline - 0333 000 2082
you by a regulatory authority or
professional body
• Employment disputes - arising from your
contract of employment
Page 20Membership benefits
ABDO With a HMCA medical plan: DENTAL PLAN
Member benefit • No medical examination is required Whether you have a Private or NHS
plans with HMCA • No age restrictions are imposed Dentist, the HMCA Dental Plan allows you
• No excess or deductible is required to choose the dentist of your choice.
Hospital and Medical Care Association • Overseas and sports cover are included Worldwide cover is also included along
(HMCA) is a specialist in offering benefits • A personal, UK based, claims service is with hospital and day case treatment.
exclusively to members of professional provided Eligibility covers ages 0–78 for members,
and trades associations and membership • 30 day money-back guarantee their spouses and family.
groups. HMCA plans are available HMCA can offer up to a 40% discount off
exclusively to members of an association the underwriter’s standard rates for INCOME PROTECTION PLAN
and not available to the general public members of ABDO. The Income Protection Plan ensures that
ensuring and maintaining competitive in the event of loss of earnings, because
CASH PLANS
rates for you and your family. of serious illness or accident, you will still
If you have ever been faced with
have income.
unexpected medical expenses the HMCA
MEDICAL CARE PLANS
Care Starter Cash Plan is one way you
HMCA Medical Plans are designed to can reduce these unexpected expenses. SINGLE AND MULTI-TRIP TRAVEL PLAN
provide various benefits for the treatment These expenses can range from treatment HMCA provides a flexible package to
of acute conditions following a visit to required after seeing a dentist or opticians cover overseas holidays and non-manual
your GP, where the NHS are unable to fees, through to seeing a chiropractor or business trips for either the individual
provide you with the treatment you need osteopath, prescription charges or traveller or the family. Comprehensive
at a time, or location, which is convenient hospital accommodation and more. cover at competitive prices with first class
for you. As a member of ABDO the monthly claims handling service to offer further
subscription for you is £17.50. peace of mind.
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansLIFE EXTRA PLAN
The Life Extra Plan provides your family
with a lump sum in the event of your
death.
VEHICLE BREAKDOWN CLUB
The Breakdown Recovery Club gives
full cover, at a low cost, for home-starts,
roadside-assistance and recovery
following an accident or breakdown
and has no joining or membership fee
as with some breakdown
organisations.
For further information call
HMCA on 01423 799 949
Website
www.hmca.co.uk/abdo.htm
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Membership benefits
ABDO Personal accident cover ABDO Professional education Full members and other professionals are
and career development encouraged to develop their skills by
ABDO is pleased to offer a free personal taking advanced or honours level
accident cover (subject to terms and ABDO sets and maintains standards for qualifications.
conditions and applicable to ABDO full ophthalmic dispensing by producing the
members only), providing accidental syllabus, conducting examinations and For further details call
death and capital benefits of £30,000, awarding the qualification for the Level 6* ABDO Examinations and Registration
increasing to £37,500 whilst a member is Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing department on 01227 732 921
on public transport. [FBDO], Level 6* Certificate in Contact
Lens Practice [FBDO CL], Level 6* Diploma Email examinations@abdo.org.uk
For further information call in The Assessment & Management of Low
ABDO Membership Services on Vision [FBDO (Hons) LVA], Level 7* Diploma ABDO Examinations and Registration
01227 733 902, in Spectacle Lens Design [FBDO (Hons) The Old Dairy, Godmersham Park,
01227 733 912 or SLD] and Level 7* Diploma in Advanced Godmersham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7DT
01227 733 922 Contact Lens Practice [FBDO (Hons) CL].
Email membership@abdo.org.uk
* As assessed and regulated by Ofqual (Office of
Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)
Page 24Membership benefits
ABDO Professional indemnity For vision aid charity trips contact ABDO ABDO Website
insurance Membership Services as the Association is
able to offer cover free of charge. The ABDO website is designed to provide
All practising ABDO full members you with a wide range of information and
(ie FBDO qualified), as well as those For further information call useful functionality. If you have a job
wishing to re-register, must be covered, ABDO Membership Services on vacancy in your practice, please remember
as part of their GOC registration 01227 733 902, 01227 733 912 or that the Situations Vacant section provides
requirements, by professional indemnity 01227 733 922 or download an you with a quick and easy facility to
insurance; which the Association can application form from the ABDO website advertise completely free of charge.
provide to all such members residing in
the UK. ABDO policies offer combined Email membership@abdo.org.uk Features of the site also include:
medical malpractice /professional • Advice and Guidelines
indemnity insurance up to £5,000,000 per Website www.abdo.org.uk • Events
member and we have not heard of any • HR Advice for practice owners section
similar or better scheme that’s cheaper! • Locum register - register as a locum or
Although you may be covered by an seek locum cover online
employer’s scheme, ABDO urges all full • Members’ forums
members to also have their own personal • News
professional indemnity insurance provided • Online CET
via the Association. • Students’ zone
Website www.abdo.org.uk
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansABDO Commercial legal protection ABDO HR Advice for practice owners ABDO Pension advice
As an employer, your ABDO membership The HR Advice for practice owners section Personal financial planning for the future
provides you with protection to cover of the ABDO website is an enhancement to is essential and ABDO can recommend
legal costs up to £100,000 per insured normal ABDO membership, specially G D Anderson Life & Pensions Ltd to help
incident. Incidents covered by the policy designed for Association members who are you through this minefield.
(subject to terms and conditions) include: employers. The challenges of running a
business are extensive; ABDO has therefore For further information call
• Employment disputes developed this special section of the ABDO Nick Horsley at G D Anderson Life
• Compensation awards website, which provides access to expert & Pensions Ltd
• Service occupancy advice, thereby ensuring you have the on 01959
• Contract disputes cover support required to run your business within 701 704
• Debt recovery best practice and legislative guidelines.
• Tax protection It has been specifically designed for
• Helpline services independent practices and small groups
which can benefit greatly from the
corporate support available.
For further information call For further information call
ABDO Membership Services on ABDO Membership Services on
01227 733902, 01227 733 912 or 01227 733 922 01227 733902, 01227 733 912 or 01227 733 922
Email membership@abdo.org.uk Website www.abdo.org.uk
Page 26Business and financial services
ABDO Practice insurance Background screening
Provided by insurance brokers G D Complete Background Screening Ltd • Criminal record checks (basic, standard
Anderson & Co Ltd, the Association has (CBS) is an award winning company and enhanced) - CRB/SCRO
negotiated a bespoke practice insurance which acts as an Umbrella Body for the • International criminal checks
policy which is designed to meet the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the • Access to the Updating Service
specific needs of ABDO members who run Scottish Criminal Records Office (SCRO); • Driving history and convictions
their own practice(s). G D Anderson they are one of the largest providers of • Credit checks
specialises in meeting the insurance vetting in the UK. CBS were created in • Company checks and director reports
needs of opticians and therefore they direct response to a surge in demand for • Identity checks
understand your requirements. background screening throughout the • Money laundering reports
United Kingdom. As one of the UK’s • Employment history and referencing
For further information call leading providers, CBS look to provide • Secondary and professional
G D Anderson & Co Ltd on 01832 720 000 ABDO members with high quality service qualifications
and recognise the importance of
Email admin@anderson-insurance.co.uk providing you with accurate, thorough For further information call
and timely information. CBS on 01443 799 900
Website www.opticiansinsurance.com
Through databases, CBS can provide
Email rachelb@cbscreening.com
clarity and eliminate doubt with the
following checks:
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansPage 28
Business and financial services
Leasing, hire purchase, practice They have acted for well over 3,000 member feel free to talk with them about
loans, vehicle finance and VAT independent practices, and as well your future plans and needs.
as offering finance options, also offer
ABDO’s chosen partner to provide its in-depth expertise on VAT and other For further information call
members with leasing, purchase and tax related benefits. Performance Finance Ltd on
practice loan facilities is Performance 01536 529 969
With OCT and digital screening systems
Finance Ltd. They are one of the UK’s most
becoming so important, Performance
established and specialist providers of Email info@pfsleasing.co.uk
Finance pride themselves on being able
financial services in these areas.
to offer sound advice on getting the best
Performance Finance can provide advice Website www.pfsleasing.co.uk
payback and reciprocal benefits from
for all your equipment, refit, computers
these and other new technologies. They
and vehicles, as well as practice
are confident that they fully understand
acquisition and improvements.
the optical profession, so as an ABDO
Association of British Dispensing OpticiansPlease note the details shown in this brochure were correct
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at the time of going to print, but may be subject to change.ABDO Membership Services
Unit 2, Court Lodge Offices, Godmersham Park
Godmersham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7DT
Telephone 01227 733 902 • 01227 733 912 • 01227 733 922
Email membership@abdo.org.uk
Website www.abdo.org.uk
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