Attachment 3

Matters Arising for Vision UK Dementia & Sight Loss Committee Meeting

1 November 2017

Matters Arising from 5 July 2017 Meeting

Item / Action / Member / Status
2.1
(05/07/17)
5(b)2
(30/11/16)
8.2(a)
(26/04/16)
8.2(b)
(05/07/17)
8.2(c)
(05/07/17)
8.3
(30/11/16)
5.2
(09/02/17)
12.2(d)
(05/07/17)
16.2(b)
(05/07/17)
16.2(c)
05/07/17 / Minutes of last meeting and matters arising
Factsheets
TK to circulate updated minutes.
MBr to contact RCN to get VISION 2020 UK dementia factsheets endorsed by them. To email to request information /
Plans for presence at 2016/17 events
PU / TK to add agenda item of GP annual conference 2018 to October agenda.
JR to send link to all for GP annual programme 2017.
JR to inform all as soon as theme confirmed for GP annual conference 2018 in first week of October 2017 so we can link in with the theme.
PU to contact Julie Winter, NHS England about their tool including the The Royal College of Ophthalmologists quality standards.
Design Council Spark project – update on meeting
SC to search transcripts of his videos with people with dementia for terms such as ‘problems’, ‘solutions’ etc to see if this highlights potential products to create.5 July – SC to send report to TK to be circulated to the Spark Design Project Working Group.
Draft updated CVI – Inclusion of dementia or memory loss
TK to pass Becky Colclough’s details at RNIB Cymru to PU and MBr.
AOB / CQC
Working Group to be set up with AJ, JR, PL and PH to look at what standards currently exist for care services claiming they are vision experts. Feedback to be given at the next meeting in October.
PU to flag up CQC standard setting with Keith Valentine, CEO of Vision UK. / TK
MBr
PU / TK
JR
JR
PU
SC
TK
AJ / JR / PL / PH
PU / Complete
Complete
Complete
Complete
Working group set up. Work on hold till Jan 18 pending review by TPT.
4.1
(05/07/17)
4.2
(05/07/17) / Dementia conference at UCL, 2018
SC to look for available dates at Wellcome Collection for late February / March.
All to send TK suggestions of topics for programme. / SC
All
6(b).1
(05/07/17)
6(b).2
(05/07/17)
6(b).3
(05/07/17) / Design Council Spark project
(b) Pitching – how to and to whom
PU and GJ to draft specification for funders.
PU to meet with VIDA and ask them for ideas about a product.
PU to speak to Keith Valentine, Deputy CEO and Phil Ambler, Research and Policy Director at TPT about funding this project. / PU / GJ
PU
PU
7.1
(05/07/17) / Work of Ed Matthews at Helen Hamlyn Design Centre
MBr to share details of Helen Hamlyn Design Centre’s work in producing low vision aids for children with everyone. / MBr / Complete
8.1
(05/07/17) / Research roundup
All to send AJ suggestions for topics, questions and themes for further exploratory research as well as recommendations of specialist research agencies. / All
11.1
(05/07/17)
11.2
(05/07/17)
11.3
(05/07/17) / Work plan
TK to update work plan and record of completed items and circulate to all.
PU and MBr to summarise key points from minutes for newsletter.
MBr to request Dementia & Sight Loss subscribers to provide document or link to an article about Charles Bonnet syndrome, PCA or an important topic. / TK
PU / MBr
MBr / Complete
12(b).1
(05/07/17)
12(b).2
(05/07/17) / AOB
(b) Journal of Dementia article
MBr to send GJ pictures from conference of committee members.
GJ to circulate article once ready for publication. / MBr
GJ / Complete
Complete

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