Sensory Impairment Partnership Board Minutes April 2020 to March 2021

This was the first meeting during the Coronavirus Regulations and explored the impact of lockdown on people with sensory impairments, concerns and ways to stay positive.

The meeting focussed on identifying key issues for future meetings that were raised by Partnership Board members.  

This meeting had a presentation, and discussion, on the e-scooters pilot that had started in Cambridge City.  This project is led by the of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.  This meeting also had a presentation, and discussion, on the Vision for Domiciliary Care from commissioners of Cambridgeshire County and Peterborough City Council's.

This meeting had a presentation on Pharmacy Services from the Clinical Commissioning Group.  There was also a presentation on the GP websites accessibility report published by our Healthwatch. The CEO of CamSight also gave an update on their work during the pandemic.

This meeting had an update from the voluntary and community sector organisations that provide support to people with sensory impairments.