We supported the revival of the Blind Sport New Zealand Sport Awards and the Blind Foundation sponsored the Leadership Award which I was delighted to present to Donna McCaskill. The and I hosted Chair and CEO International Forum in Auckland in late October focusing on Future of Education”. Attendees were - “The Vision Australia, CNIB, San Francisco Lighthouse and the National Industry for the Blind. I will now share a little more detail on some of the work we have been doing. Person Directed Service Model pilots The first pilot was launched on 3 October in Christchurch and we are on track to start the second pilot in Tauranga early in the New Year. At the heart of this model is the Primary Service Provider (PSP) who is a key contact for clients and is able to provide basic fundamental services when you connect with them to meet your immediate needs across a range of our services. People are later referred to specialist staff as needed but providing a broad skill base has been found to reduce the immediate need for a specialist in some cases. The PSP’s also to act as a connector external services and supports and will be the point of reconnection at an agreed point in the future to ensure ongoing support is available. A new online Registration platform is enabling potential clients, their families or doctors to submit an application for service online. The Contact Centre contacts every applicant within 48hrs to welcome them to the Blind Foundation, follow up on missing information to ensure we receive all the relevant information. In addition a simplified online Referral platform enables Doctors, Ophthalmologists and Optometrists to provide relevant ophthalmic information online. Vision Rehabilitation Design Campaign Workshop Representatives of BLENNZ, Glaucoma NZ, Macular Degeneration NZ and Blind Foundation staff and clients recently co-designed the draft Vision Rehabilitation Campaign Services Strategy. The aim of the campaign is to ensure every New Zealander can access vision rehabilitation services
We supported the revival of the Blind Sport New Zealand Sport Awards and the Blind Foundation sponsored the Leadership Award which I was delighted to present to Donna McCaskill. The and I hosted Chair and CEO International Forum in Auckland in late October focusing on “The Future of Education”. Attendees were - Vision Australia, CNIB, San Francisco Lighthouse and the National Industry for the Blind. I will now share a little more detail on some of the work we have been doing. Person Directed Service Model pilots The first pilot was launched on 3 October in Christchurch and we are on track to start the second pilot in Tauranga early in the New Year. At the heart of this model is the Primary Service Provider (PSP) who is a key contact for clients and is able to provide basic fundamental services when you connect with them to meet your immediate needs across a range of our services. People are later referred to specialist staff as needed but providing a broad skill base has been found to reduce the immediate need for a specialist in some cases. The PSP’s also act as a connector to external services and supports and will be the point of reconnection at an agreed point in the future to ensure ongoing support is available. A new online Registration platform is enabling potential clients, their families or doctors to submit an application for service online. The Contact Centre contacts every applicant within 48hrs to welcome them to the Blind Foundation, follow up on missing information to ensure we receive all the relevant information. In addition a simplified online Referral platform enables Doctors, Ophthalmologists and Optometrists to provide relevant ophthalmic information online. Vision Rehabilitation Design Campaign Workshop Representatives of BLENNZ, Glaucoma NZ, Macular Degeneration NZ and Blind Foundation staff and clients recently co-designed the draft Vision Rehabilitation Campaign Services Strategy. The aim of the campaign is to ensure every New Zealander can access vision rehabilitation services
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