Westminster Eye Health Day
Eyes Have It coalition takes eye health to Westminster this 19 October
We’re delighted to be supporting this year’s Westminster Eye Health Day on 19 October as part of the Eyes Have It coalition.
Westminster Eye Health Day aims to raise the profile of eye health in the UK and to campaign for more joined up care through a national eye care strategy in England.
The national coalition of six leading organisations, will join forces to host the event to galvanise fresh support for eye care in parliament.
Last year’s event was attended by over 50 MPs and drew political support for sector calls for a National Clinical Director for Eye Care – a post that has been filled by Ms Louisa Wickham.
Members can support the event by writing to your constituency MP to encourage them to attend.
For ease, a template letter for you to amend and sign is available. Your MP is much more likely to attend if they are asked by a local constituent.
You can find your local MP and how to contact them by entering your postcode on the Parliament website.
In the lead up to the event, a two-week advertising campaign which launched on 10 October, will feature in Westminster tube station and Old Street tube station, the closest station to Moorfields Eye Hospital.
About the Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It coalition is made up of the Association of Optometrists, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the Macular Society, Fight for Sight, RNIB and Roche Products Ltd.
The group work to raise awareness of the importance of good eye health and campaign to improve the lives of people living with sight loss. The group share the desire to enable more patients to access eye care faster, by maximising capacity in eye health services across the NHS.