Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation
Commons · Question 7299 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that vision rehabilitation services are subject to the same (a) regulation and (b) monitoring as other adult social care services.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Oct 2024
Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities in England have a legal duty to support people with sight loss to develop practical skills and strategies to maintain independence.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is now assessing how local authorities are meet...