Vision rehabilitation services

MariaPCC 18 March 2024

This report highlights that 26% of local authorities leave blind and partially sighted people waiting more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment and subsequent support. These delays in providing the support that people with sight loss are legally entitled to also leave them at increased risk of physical accidents and injuries, as well as mental health crises. Among the report’s recommendations, the Royal National Institute of Blind People is calling for vision rehabilitation services to be subjected to the same regulation and monitoring as other adult social care services, and commissioning of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop guidelines and quality standards on which local authorities must report.

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