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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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Our year in review: campaign successes in 2021

None of our campaign successes would be possible without your continued support, and together we achieved a lot of campaign wins in 2021.

Posted Thursday, 30 December 2021 News type: Article

Doctors and clients praise Fife service that helps people come to terms with sight loss

A life-changing service, run in partnership between RNIB Scotland, NHS Fife and Seescape, celebrates a key anniversary this week.

Posted Friday, 3 December 2021 News type: News story

RNIB backs report recommendations to improve low vision services

RNIB is adding its voice to calls from across the sight loss sector, to review the commissioning and provision of low vision services in England. This follows the publication of survey results by the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC).

Posted Wednesday, 28 July 2021

Campaign success: blind women invited to local GP consultation panel

Steve Hyde, RNIB’s Regional Campaigns Officer for the South West, has helped a woman with visual impairment get access to a previously inaccessible consultation on changes being made to her local GP surgery.

Posted Wednesday, 28 July 2021 News type: Article

Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland marks Diabetes Week by emphasising importance of eye-screening

As the covid crisis hopefully eases, concerns are being focused on the impact of lockdown on other health conditions.

Posted Monday, 14 June 2021 News type: News story

Great Grandma warns others not to take their eyesight for granted this Diabetes Week

There are now 100,000 people in Northern Ireland living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Posted Friday, 11 June 2021 News type: News story

Coronavirus lockdown could be causing more people with sight loss to experience hallucinations

RNIB warns that the ongoing lockdown and coronavirus restrictions could be causing a spike in hallucinations due to sight loss.

Posted Tuesday, 16 February 2021 News type: News story

Ansley’s Blog: It Makes Sense to attend essential eye care appointments

This November, I’m delighted that RNIB Cymru is supporting the NHS Wales ‘It Makes Sense’ campaign as part of Sensory Loss Awareness Month in Wales.

Posted Wednesday, 25 November 2020 News type: Blog

Ansley’s Blog: Sight loss support this World Stroke Day

The coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines this year, but other serious health issues haven’t gone away.

Posted Thursday, 29 October 2020 News type: Blog

Ansley’s Blog: Take good care of your eyes this National Eye Health Week

As we all adjust to the “new normal”, thinking about eye health has probably fallen down our list of priorities.

Posted Wednesday, 23 September 2020 News type: Blog