1. Hertfordshire Sensory Services: Sharing good practices
Sabina Iqbal
Sensory Services Team Manager

2. Hertfordshire Sensory Services
Team Manager
Deputy Team Manager
Deaf CCO
1.6 x Support officers
3 x CCO
Senior Rehab Officer
1 trainee CCO (Rehab apprenticee
Rehab officer x 5
Senior Deafblind Worker
2x Deafblind CCO

3. Sensory Services - Overview
This is a county-wide resource, providing information, advice, assessment, registrations for sensory disabilities and other support services to children and adults with a sensory need who are resident in Hertfordshire County
The three main care pathways are:
VI Services - for people who are blind, partially sighted or have a degree of sight loss
Deaf/ Hard of Hearing services - for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a degree of hearing loss.
Deafblind services - for people who are Deafblind or have a degree of dual sensory loss.

4. Hertfordshire County & district area:
Team composition

5. Sensory Services Involved in Care Act project – assessment designs
Positive feedback from staff and service users
Work closely with partners and promoting awareness
Contribute to the development of Case Scenarios Toolkits of good practices
Experienced Specialist staff – mixed skill set
Sensory Services
Investing staff in training and upskill the workforce on Care Act
Person Centred
outcomes
Information & Advice in accessible format :
Signvideo for contacting us
New accessible website – easy to navigate
New Braille and audio format
Assessment offered to all, removing eligibility for sensory assessments

6. Hertfordshire Sensory Services: Our Challenges:
Transformation agendas
Transition pathway
Working with CCG on low vision pathway
Deaf Mental Heath pathway
Recruitment & Retention
RNIB’s Vision Pioneer Award 2017 Finalist in Recognition of our work

7. Thank You