ABDO publishes five-year Strategic Plan

ABDO has launched a new Strategic Plan, which will guide its work over the next five years on behalf of members.

The plan involves a wide range of activities to enable ABDO to support and represent members, promote awareness of their roles, enable their professional development and advance the profession as a whole.

ABDO president, Jo Holmes, said: “This plan means we can look forward with confidence and with a positive vision of what we want to achieve for our members.

“We look forward to working on the actions within the plan over the next five years – for the benefit of dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians and, ultimately, for the benefit of the public across all four nations of the UK. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the plan’s development.”

Alistair Bridge, ABDO head of strategy, has led the development of the Strategic Plan, which will shape the organisation’s vision and action plans over the coming years.

He said: “Developing the plan has involved looking closely at the factors that are likely to shape the future and considering the implications for our members and for ABDO as an organisation.”

The plan also outlines an updated purpose along with a new vision and new values for ABDO.

Alistair added: “Each year, we will publish an Annual Plan showing how we are working towards our vision and enabling us to respond to any new developments.”

Read more about the aims and objectives of the 2022/26 Strategic Plan here and download a copy here.