Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7302

Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

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

Stephen Kinnock

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...

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