Vision plan making an impact says RNIB chief

The UK's first ever Vision Strategy launched this April is beginning to make an impact, with elements being adopted in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive of the RNIB and chair of the UK Vision Strategy Strategic Advisory Group.

Speaking to Optician, Alexander explained that a lot of work had been going on behind the scenes since the major launch to ensure that the UK Vision Strategy is embedded into NHS thinking and commissioning processes of all four countries.

'We are working with the DoH in England and governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to make sure that the UK Vision Strategy is at the centre of their planning,' she said, adding that in Scotland the strategy had been adopted and rechristened the Scottish Vision Strategy. 'This is exactly what we wanted to happen. They have put the aims of the Vision Strategy at the centre of the eye care review in Scotland.'