Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation
Commons · Question 7302 · 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, what his planned timetable is for implementing the proposed changes to (a) vision rehabilitation services and (b) professional recognition.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Oct 2024
We do not currently have plans to regulate Vision Rehabilitation Specialists. The Care Act guidance advises that local authorities should consider securing specialist qualified rehabilitation and assessment provision, whether in-house, or contracted throu...