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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.
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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RNIB welcomes new NICE quality standards for serious eye conditions

RNIB warmly welcomes the updated NICE Quality Standards and urge all providers to implement all six standards immediately.

Posted Wednesday, 20 March 2019 News type: News story

Patients in England denied vital cataract surgery

A freedom of information request conducted by the Medical Technology Group (MTG) has revealed that 104 of the 195 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Engla…

Posted Wednesday, 20 March 2019 News type: News story

Stagecoach North bus drivers get a chance to find out what it's like to be a passenger with sight loss

Stagecoach North Scotland employees will take part in a training session today as part of the bus operator’s pledge to make its services more accessible to bli…

Posted Thursday, 7 March 2019 News type: News story

Success in a legal battle over Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

A legal challenge to an incorrect PIP assessment has led to a blind woman being awarded £25,000 in benefit arrears.

Posted Thursday, 28 February 2019 News type: News story

RNIB achieves Disability Confident Level 3

Posted Wednesday, 13 February 2019 News type: Press release

RNIB Cymru calls on Newport council to reverse decision to withdraw from Sencom

RNIB Cymru is joining forces with other sight loss organisations in Wales to challenge a decision made by Newport City Council to withdraw from the Sencom serv…

Posted Tuesday, 12 February 2019 News type: News story

Transforming eye care services in Wales: Those at highest risk of going blind to receive prioritised treatment in UK first

Eye care patients in Wales who are at the greatest risk of going blind are set to receive faster, prioritised treatment in the Welsh NHS thanks to a £3.3m inve…

Posted Monday, 11 February 2019 News type: News story

RNIB responds to misguided Facebook comments around sight loss and technology use

Posted Monday, 28 January 2019 News type: Press release