18/11/2025
🎉 Huge Congratulations to Calum! 🎉
Earlier this year, Calum successfully completed his Diploma in Therapeutics - Independent Prescribing, a qualification he began many years ago. After completing all academic modules, progress stalled due to other commitments and logistics. But Calum wasn’t prepared to leave it unfinished.
With renewed determination, and thanks to the support of the NTC team at Raigmore, Calum returned to the course and completed his clinical placement. A special thank you goes to Stanley Keys and Barney Smith for facilitating this, and to Calum’s colleagues, family, friends, and the entire Fraser Optical team for their encouragement along the way.
We are delighted to share that Calum achieved over 90% in his final exam. As many of you already know, he is an exceptionally skilled and respected optometrist, and this accomplishment is truly well deserved. He would never announce this himself… so we’re delighted to do it for him! 👏
What this qualification means:
Calum is now an Independent Prescribing Optometrist, which allows him to diagnose, manage, and prescribe medication for a wide range of eye conditions directly within the community. This enhances the level of care we can provide and allows patients to receive timely treatment without needing to see a GP or attend the hospital for many ocular concerns.
This was far from a walk in the park and Calum put in an incredible amount of effort to get here.
🎉 Congratulations, Calum! We are all extremely proud of you.
