Published date: 3 September 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 11 September 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Procurement reference

KMCAS-193 - Visual Impairment Service - Engagement Event

Published date

3 September 2024

Closing date

11 September 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Engagement Event
Low Vision Review

16th September 2024
3.00pm - 4.00pm

4.15pm - 5.30pm Louise Gow from RNIB
Location - Hybrid - Online and at
Norwich Union House
High Street Huddersfield
Huddersfield
HD1 2LR
Second Floor Boardroom


The Council of the Borough of Kirklees working alongside the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) are hosting an event for organisations who deliver a variety of low vision requirement and may be interested in helping to develop the review of low vision: A Kirklees Solution.

The areas in scope for review are:-

• Rehabilitation
• Assessment
• Access to retail
• Peer to peer support
• Advice information and guidance

Key considerations will include:-

• Increasing capacity for rehab and assessment
• Improving access to retail
• Accessibility - one-stop-shop geography/reaching hard to reach
• Growing peer-to-peer vision
• Advice information guidance and support, starting before assessment and diagnosis and continuing throughout a person's low vision pathway
• Quality including training and qualifications
• Sustainability of provision
• Meeting demand
• National context - reduced public spending

If your organisation is interested in this engagement event please email james.addy@nhs.net of the name of any attendees so details can be forwarded to you in advance of the meeting.

Deadline for booking places in person is 17:00 hours on 11th September 2024

Please note a maximum of two attendees per organisation can attend.

About the buyer

Contact name

Kirklees Council

Address

P O Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL
England

Telephone

01484 221000

Email

tracy.bodle@kirklees.gov.uk