Author: Owen Williams, Richard Bowers

Publisher: Wales Council of the Blind

Attachment: /library/FINAL-VRS-report-2024-66c860c4d5e70.pdf

Description: The number of people with sight loss in Wales is expected to rise by 30 per cent by 2030 and double by 2050. Yet in recent years, we have seen a decline in the Vision Rehabilitation Specialist workforce needed to provide the right level of support to this growing cohort. Due to the system being under-resourced, too many blind and partially sighted people are not receiving vision rehabilitation support in a timely manner. This shortfall in support increases the pressure on other services in health and social care, and many local authorities have no clear plans for workforce renewal.

Date: 2024

Welsh: No

Type: Report