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Context, Challenge, Change

Context, Challenge, Change. Charlie Mack, Director RNIB NI Diane Hudson, Eye Care Liaison Officer David Barnes, Regional Manager. Context: UK Vision Strategy . All Party Assembly Group 7 Government Ministers Vision Strategy Implementation Group Blind & partially sighted people

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Context, Challenge, Change

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  1. Context, Challenge, Change • Charlie Mack, Director RNIB NI • Diane Hudson, Eye Care Liaison Officer • David Barnes, Regional Manager

  2. Context: UK Vision Strategy • All Party Assembly Group • 7 Government Ministers • Vision Strategy Implementation Group • Blind & partially sighted people • 4 Priorities; 50/51 actions in year 1 • www.vision2020.org.uk

  3. Ending Preventable Sight Loss • Universal understanding causes of sight loss • Increase in people accessing regular eye examinations • Full implementation of preventative treatments

  4. Year 2 Priorities • Eye Health – work with Public Health Agency on themes of Obesity/Stroke • Implementing a pilot to secure a greater uptake of screening/special schools • Ensure equitable access to treatments. • Establishing care pathways for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy

  5. Challenge • The patient's perspective • Compliance is a challenge for patients • Approx 50% of patients fail to take their drops correctly • 25% fail to take them at all

  6. Challenge • Lack of Understanding • Difficulty instilling drops • Appointment Delays

  7. Change • Demographics - tsunami! • Cost - public spending cuts • John, Patrick, Dorothy & Claudia • Prevention • Treatment

  8. Change • Have the best services, provided locally by highly trained professionals • Work together, learning from other UK initiatives • Develop methods of communication, electronic referrals and images for early, efficient and effective intervention

  9. Change • Deliver a world class service making best use of resources in a cost effective manner • The future is in all our hands

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