UK Vision Strategy
About the UK Vision Strategy
Summary: Background information about the development of a UK Vision Strategy.
- Launch of the development of a UK Vision Strategy - April 2007
- Draft strategy and consultation - November 2007
- UK Vision Strategy launch - April 2008
The strategy is a VISION2020 UK initiative, led by RNIB in association with NALSVI, Action for Blind People and Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
The UK Vision Strategy is a ground-breaking initiative which has brought together people with sight loss, users of eyecare services, eye health and social care professionals and statutory and voluntary organisations for the very first time to produce a unified framework for action on all issues relating to vision, across the UK.
The UK Vision Strategy has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly Vision VISION2020 resolution to reduce avoidable blindness by the year 2020 and improve support and services for blind and partially sighted people.
The UK Vision Strategy aims to:
- improve the eye health of the nation
- prevent sight loss and radically improve services
- ensure support and inclusion for those with sight loss.
In 2007, voluntary organisations, eye health and care professionals, decision-makers, as well as people who use the services came together to discuss these issues.
Launch of the development of a UK Vision Strategy - April 2007
On 4 April 2007, RNIB hosted a symposium in London, inviting around 200 stakeholders from across the UK to launch the development of a UK Vision Strategy.
The symposium produced four priority areas on which to develop the consultation for the strategy:
- awareness, education and prevention of blindness
- correction, treatment and the eyecare journey
- support for independent living
- empowerment and the inclusive society.
Read speeches from the keynote speakers and a video message from the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP in support of the UK Vision Strategy.
Draft strategy and consultation - November 2007
Project groups were formed and a draft UK Vision Strategy was written. This draft strategy was released for consultation between November 2007 and January 2008.
The full draft strategy and consultation reposonses are available.
UK Vision Strategy launch - April 2008
The UK Vision Strategy launched on 18 April 2008 and is now available.
Content author: webeditor@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 17/04/2008 16:37
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