Impact of visual impairment on health, wealth & jobs – taking a person-centred approach to wellbeing
At Sight Village Birmingham
Tuesday 18th July 2017 10.00am - 4.30pm (registration from 9.15)
New Bingley Hall, Hockley Circus, Birmingham B18 5PP
Agenda
9.15 -10.00 Registration and coffee - Sight Village opens at 9.30
10.00 – 10.15 Welcome, introductions & why we need to think about sight loss as a public health issue
Claire Roberts, Chair West Midlands Local Eye Health Network, NHS England West Midlands
10.15 -10.35 Setting the scene in the West Midlands – public health priorities in the West Midlands and how sight loss fits in
Soili Larkin, MFPH Consultant in Public Health (Healthcare Public Health and Workforce) Public Health England West Midlands
Nigel Smith, Health Improvement Manager (Tobacco Control, Physical Activity, MECC and Sustainability Lead) Public Health England West Midlands
10.35 - 11.00 Health in all aspects of life, ageing, health and wellbeing - What practical steps can we take to ensure that people with visual impairment also enjoy health in all aspects of life.
Dave Allen, Chief Executive, Faculty of Public Health (http://www.fph.org.uk/ )
11.00 – 11.15 Break
11.15 – 11.45 Employment for Blind People and MY VOICE research from RNIB
Dr Catherine Dennison, Senior Manager Policy and Research Advocacy
RNIB.
11.45 -.11.55
Examples of local public health projects and visual impairment:
West Midlands Public Health Community Fellowship Scheme project
‘Creating a holistic support service for people with vision impairment’ Sandwell Visually Impaired and Public Health England
Public Health Warwickshire consulting on ‘Preventing a first fall’ service, considering the links between visual impairment and falls.
11.55 – 12.10 Q & A
12.10 - 13.30 Lunch: with lunchtime challenge for Sight Village.
13.30 – 14.00 Wellbeing and employment from a social care perspective.
Mark Godfrey Former Deputy Director of Adult Social Care, Coventry
14.00 – 14.30 Thomas Pocklington Trust ‘Work’s for me project’
Martin Sigsworth Thomas Pocklington Trust
14.30 -14.50 Service User perspectives
Service users will tell their stories about experiences of visual impairment and finding employment
14.50 -15.00 RNIB video – Enabler project around supporting people into work
15.00 -15.15 Break
15.15 -15.55 Discussion in groups around tables
15.55 -16.10 Table Feedback
16.10-16.30 Wrap up & close
Claire Roberts, Chair West Midlands Local Eye Health Network, NHS England West Midlands