Attachment 3

VISION 2020 UK Learning Disability Committee Meeting

6 September 2017

Matters Arising from 6 June 2017 Meeting

Item/Date / Action / Member / Status
5.1
(08/03/17)
5.2
(08/03/17)
5.3
(08/03/17)
8.2
(08/03/17)
8.3
(08/03/17)
10.1
(08/03/17)
4a.1
(06/06/17) / Matters Arising
Sight registration for children in special schools
RP and IK to create mailshot for delegates of VIEW conference about what being registered blind means and the support people need.
RP to create wording for ophthalmologists to use in their assessments for children to have vision recorded on the EHCP for JL to raise at the RCOphth Paediatric Sub-Committee. 06/06 – JL follow up on this.
RP to send MBr a precis to forward to Claire Roberts, Chair of West Midlands LEHN so sight registration in special schools can be raised as a public health issue.
Update from members
DR to create proposal on how the committee can frame questions for research and assist with networking with relevant organisations and people.
BG to get in touch with his contacts in the larger, well known opticians to see what range of spectacles they order and whether this is limited to Head Office’s approval. 06/06 – BG to go back to contacts to discuss issues around disability to see if a standard and approach can be set across the franchises.
Anything relevant for the cross sector VISON 2020 UK Public Affairs Committee as they engage with Parliament?
SK to check with Donna O’Brien the number of responses SeeAbility have received from the MP constituency briefing and pass to MJ. There were a couple of responses. 06/06 – SW to find out what the responses were and inform TK so these can be circulated to everyone.
BIOS functional visual assessment tool
TK to chase up Anna O’Conner and Laura Tuff for update and cc Lesley-Anne Baxter. / RP / IK
JL
RP / MBr
DR
BG
SW
TK / In progress
Responses were sent to Jenny Gowen. Follow ups done by Tom Brake and Andrew Gwynne.
In progress
5.1
(06/06/17) / GP LD Guidance
SW to pass on comments to Stephen Kill about the dissemination of the document and a summary document/poster. / SW / Agenda item 5
7.1
(06/06/17)
7.2
(06/06/17)
7.3
(06/06/17)
7.4
(06/06/17) / Update from members
IK to pass on his details and topic details to KS so she can put his name forwards as a speaker for The College of Optometrists’ national conference in March 2018.
IK to share link for SSSC live open badge.
KS to send MBr link for results of PHE’s consultation about vision screening for children 4 – 5 years old once published.
MBr to forward response for NICE consultation on cataracts to SW. / IK
IK
KS
MBr / Complete
Pending link going live
Complete
Complete
8.1
(06/06/17)
8.2
(06/06/17)
8.3
(06/06/17) / Work plan 2017-18
SW to speak to Stephen about the possibility of linking SeeAbility’s task and finish group with item 3 of the workplan to establish national practice regarding spectacle repair/replacement and produce guidance for parents/carers.
MBr to contact Sarah Marshall, Health Intelligence () to request the easy read leaflet about diabetic retinopathy for people with a learning disability.
SW to get further details on the project ‘Delivering an equal right to sight’ from Stephen and report to all. / SW
MBr
SW / SK has shared this with Donna to SeeAbility for consideration.
Agenda item 6
10b.1
(06/06/17) / AOB
b) LD Professional Senate
MBr to sign up VISION 2020 UK to the STOMP pledge. / MBr

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