Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Next Steps for Wales The role of the Third Sector Ceri Jackson Acting Director RNIB Cymru Chair Wales Vision Strategy Advisory Group

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Third Sector Wales 31,000 organisations 400,000 volunteers 51,000 paid staff £1.2billion income

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Third Sector Flexibility and diversity Timely Independence Collaboration Skill base Integrity Funding

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Sight Loss Third Sector UK Organisations Umbrella body National Organisations Local Societies Clubs

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Sight loss is devastating Over 75 per cent live in poverty 90 per cent more likely to fall 3 times more likely to have depression One of top three causes of suicide 66 per cent are unemployed Almost 50 per cent report feeling moderately or completely cut off from people and things around them

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Do you know? £120m £250m double over the next 25 years 50 per cent

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Did you…? NHS spending £120m on eye health in Wales every year Indirect cost of sight loss in Wales £250m Sight loss expected to double over the next 25 years 50 per cent of sight loss is avoidable

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Policy context Welsh Government Eye Care Plan Social Services Bill Public Health Bill Over 50s Health Checks Welfare Reform Independent Living framework

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Collaboration Welsh Government Eye Care Plan Next Steps Forum Focus On Ophthalmology Wales Vision Strategy

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Quote from Colin Powell If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Rhif elusen gof Reg charity no Thank you for listening Ceri Jackson