Partnership Award for Sight Loss Charities

PAVIS has won an award from Essex County Council, for the partnership work it undertakes with Essex Vision. Essex Vision is a strategic partnership of local sight loss charities in Essex and aims to develop a Vision Strategy throughout the county. The Vision Strategy is a plan that combines health care, social care and support agencies, to help prevent avoidable sight loss and improve services for people with sight loss. PAVIS is a key partner in Essex Vision, along with other sight loss charities, Essex Blind Charity, Support 4 Sight, Deafblind UK, Action for Blind people and Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Essex Vision made the list of finalists for the award category of ‘Partnership Working’ and was then announced as joint winners at the Essex County Council award ceremony on 1 April 2011, “Celebrating Your Achievements”.