Health and social care

Blind and partially sighted people and those losing their sight continue to be failed by health and social care services. People still struggle to locate the source of help, have their needs inadequately assessed and fail to get the support and equipment they require.

We are campaigning for:

  • high quality and consistent health and social care assessment and support
  • improvements in community equipment services
  • adequate community care assessments
  • improved training for health and social care staff.

Latest News

The future of social care: act now!

On Tuesday 6 March 2012, RNIB joined hundreds of people in Wetminster as part of the Care and Suppoty Alliance to tell MPs that a change in social care is urgently needed. But there's still more to do. Write to the minister today

Caring for our future - the government consultation

The Department of Health is weighing up the priorities for reforming care and determine the most realistic way of bringing about change. We recently let them know our views with your help.

Care Quality Commission Consultation

Too many people losing their sight are going without the most basic forms of support. Recently campaigners helped bring this injustice to the attention of England's independent regulator of health and social care, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more about the message we sent.

Cost Oversight?

It is clear that the numbers of people at risk of eye disease will rise sharply over the next decade. Cost Oversight? is a new report on research into the costs of eye disease and sight loss commissioned by RNIB.

Last updated: 13 March 2012

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