Decision details

To approve the new All-Age Sensory Strategy.

The committee received a report setting out the All Age Sensory Impairment Strategy which had been developed in partnership with Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group following formal consultation.

The Committee welcomed the report and the following comments were made by various members of the Committee:  

·         Was there a learning exercise moving forward following the consultation exercise in respect of whether it was diverse enough.

·         Consideration to be given to working with services in respect of the feedback provided around the lack of awareness and understanding of the impact and challenges of living with a sight and/or hearing impairment among professionals and the wider community.

·         As the consultation had taken place over the summer holidays it may have limited the number of responses received;

·         Would welcome more information on how the results would be evaluated.

·         When developing strategies and services through co-production in the future, more consideration to be given on how people’s expectations would be managed, to ensure what people need was taken in to account rather than what they want, within the budget that had been set.

RESOLVED:

That the All-Age Sensory Impairment Strategy be approved.