Sensory Service Plan 08/09 Summary Impact Assessment

Department: Adult Services

Date: 29/1/09

Completing Officer’s Name: Cathy Sherrin

Summary of findings

Children with hearing loss need to receive an equal quality of service to that received by other children – consideration to be given to  transferring service  from Adults Services to Children’s Services.

No reliable data as to whether people from minority communities access sensory services in a comparable way to other communities

Summary of Recommendations

Negotiate possible transfer of sensory services for children with hearing loss from Adult Services to Childrens Services in Hampshire

Research the incidence of sensory loss in minority communities in Hampshire, and whether/why sensory services are accessed by these communities in a comparable way to other communities