Vaccination support for blind and partially sighted people

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Dear NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group,

I am writing to you about the Covid-19 vaccination programme being led by your Clinical Commissioning Group and how you are supporting blind and partially sighted people to access the programme.

Please could you answer the following questions under the Freedom of Information Act:

1) Are you ensuring information sent to a visually impaired person about vaccine appointments or provided to them at a vaccination centre is available in an accessible format such as large print and braille? If yes, how?

2) Are you providing clear information on the location of vaccine centres, such as public transport options and alternatives for blind and partially sighted people? If yes, how?

3) Are you making sure that vaccination venues have clear signage and good levels of lighting to enable blind and partially sighted people to access them? If yes, how?

4) Are you ensuring staff and volunteers at vaccination centres are trained to provide support to people with sight loss, such as providing verbal or sighted guiding where necessary? If yes, how?

5) Are you aware of and using the sight loss sector guidance on vaccine rollout which is available here: https://www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk/wp-... If yes, how have you used this?

Yours faithfully,

Mike Bell
Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager
Thomas Pocklington Trust

Foi (NHS SOUTHAMPTON CCG), NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group

Dear Mike

Reference number: FOI – 1499 – 2020/21

Thank you for your email of 5th March 2021, requesting information concerning Covid-19 vaccination programme: How The CCG are supporting blind and partially sighted people to access the programme.

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.

If you have any queries about your enquiry, please contact me quoting your reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about the Freedom Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information Commissioners website at https://ico.org.uk/.

Freedom of Information Team

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Foi (NHS SOUTHAMPTON CCG), NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group

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Dear Mike

Reference number: FOI – 1499 – 2020/21

Thank you for your email of 5th March 2021, requesting information concerning Covid-19 vaccination programme: How The CCG are supporting blind and partially sighted people to access the programme.

Please find attached the response to your request on behalf of NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

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