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Context, Challenge, Change

• Charlie Mack, Director RNIB NI

• Diane Hudson, Eye Care Liaison Officer

• David Barnes, Regional Manager

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Context: UK Vision Strategy

• All Party Assembly Group• 7 Government Ministers• Vision Strategy Implementation Group• Blind & partially sighted people

• 4 Priorities; 50/51 actions in year 1• www.vision2020.org.uk

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Ending Preventable Sight Loss

• Universal understanding causes of sight loss

• Increase in people accessing regular eye examinations

• Full implementation of preventative treatments

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Year 2 Priorities

• Eye Health – work with Public Health Agency on themes of Obesity/Stroke

• Implementing a pilot to secure a greater uptake of screening/special schools

• Ensure equitable access to treatments.

• Establishing care pathways for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy

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Challenge

• The patient's perspective

• Compliance is a challenge for patients

• Approx 50% of patients fail to take their drops correctly

• 25% fail to take them at all

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Challenge

• Lack of Understanding

• Difficulty instilling drops

• Appointment Delays

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Change

• Demographics - tsunami!

• Cost - public spending cuts

• John, Patrick, Dorothy & Claudia

• Prevention

• Treatment

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Change

• Have the best services, provided locally by highly trained professionals

• Work together, learning from other UK initiatives

• Develop methods of communication, electronic referrals and images for early, efficient and effective intervention

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Change

• Deliver a world class service making best use of resources in a cost effective manner

• The future is in all our hands