Sonal Rughani

Public Health Optometrist Passionate about Prevention of Visual Impairment & Everything Systemic! Advocate of Social Justice, Equality & Equity

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

London #Optometrists,

standing for re-election to @CollegeOptomUK council.
honoured to represent Optometrists, champion current and potential roles of Optometrists across a fast changing NHS landscape.

Your vote would be so appreciated!
#eyehealth

https://t.co/03Z6g4puxR

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Pleasure to present @CountyhallLDN with @SeeAbility eyecare champion Lance Campbell @Specsavers MiniPAC conference advocating for the #eyecare needs of adults and children with #learningdisabilties and #autism @NHSEngland @LOCSU @CollegeOptomUK @LearningDisEng

[SeeAbility @SeeAbility]

Let's pledge to do more.

@LearningDisEng Good Lives Manifesto has 6 pledges to improve lives of people with learning disabilities.

Over the next weeks, we're running blogs on these pledges by people with lived experience, starting with @mrscottwatkin 👇
https://t.co/6WKyP03iKl

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

So glad I could complete this personal challenge to support @SeeAbility! The work continues to establish equitable, uniform, consistent and evidence led #eyecare services for children with SEN and adults with learning disabilities @LearningDisEng @NHSEngland!

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

The #eyecare team at SeeAbility have been looking after Eli since primary school. His glasses have supported learning & his communication.

Wish me luck as I challenge myself to a #triathlon for @SeeAbility

https://t.co/24oN11232A

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

The #eyecare team at SeeAbility have been looking after Eli since primary school. His glasses have supported learning & his communication.

Wish me luck as I challenge myself to a #triathlon for @SeeAbility

https://t.co/24oN11232A

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

It was a very special moment advocating for an #EqualRightToSight with such support from @tuckwell_steve. Calling for a uniform best practice service for all children with #learningdisabilities across Hillingdon, indeed across all of @NHSEngland!

[Donnamob @Donnamob293]

Terrific to host @tuckwell_steve today at Moorcroft special school to see the award winning special schools eye care service in action with @SeeAbility colleagues! Fab to have such support for an #EqualRightToSight

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Thank you @tuckwell_steve for visiting Moorcroft school. @SeeAbility are so passionate about delivery of #eyecare to children with #learningdisabilities in special schools.
very proud of our work in Hillingdon as a model for @NHSEngland special schools eye care service.

[Steve Tuckwell @tuckwell_steve]

On #StarsInOurSchools day and during #DisabilityHistoryMonth, I visited Moorcroft Special School for an informative session to see the fantastic work that @SeeAbility undertake there. It was an absolute delight to meet the young people & have a tour of the school 🏫

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Integration of eyecare into @PrimaryCareNHS so pivotal for eye health to be integral to healthy outcomes in health and eye care! Just as important in the #unitedkingdom to ensure #optometry can deliver primary, and secondary #prevention!

[IAPB @IAPB1]

Integration of eye care in national health services, including primary health care, is essential to ensure that the eye health needs of everyone, everywhere, are met.

🛑 Prevention
🔍 Detection
👓 Treatment
❇️ Rehabilitation

https://t.co/V2c0pxV4Oy

#2030InSight @AlarcosC @WHO

[Donnamob @Donnamob293]

Terrific to host @tuckwell_steve today at Moorcroft special school to see the award winning special schools eye care service in action with @SeeAbility colleagues! Fab to have such support for an #EqualRightToSight

[Donnamob @Donnamob293]

Thank you @IAPB1 for chance @SeeAbility to write on eye care needs of over 100 million people with learning disabilities globally, who are at huge risk of sight loss & what can be done. And news of a positive step forward in England recently 👏👏👏https://t.co/HZIWhhAChx

[@OptometryToday @OptometryToday]

The decision to roll out the @NHSEngland Special Schools Eye Care Service to all children in special schools was made this month. To mark the milestone moment and find out more we visited @TVS_Kingsbury and spoke to @SeeAbility's, Malvi Patel and Mitch Reuben. Watch👇@NoLimitsNLP

[Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @ADPHUK]

The gap between how long & how healthily people live in the most & least deprived areas is unacceptable & avoidable.

Today, we've published our new health inequalities position statement & submitted our response to the Major Conditions Strategy.

👀➡️https://t.co/edz97bPa5T

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Thank you for this piece!
I’ll be sending this to our #eyecare colleagues that look after adults, children and young people with autism.@SeeAbility @R_S_P_H @CollegeOptomUK @RCOphth

[Mary Doherty 🏳️‍🌈 @AutisticDoctor]

Thrilled that consultants are messaging me to say they're sending our Autistic SPACE paper to their incoming August teams as a pre read. This is exactly the sort of impact we were hoping for when we wrote it
@SueMcCowan1 @Autistic_Doc
#AutisticHealth
https://t.co/Kt4mKhS0V7

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Couldn’t agree more! Isn’t this your leadership style @rheumi_?! #nhscrisis

[✨Sonia Sparkles✨🖤 @Sonia_Sparkles]

I’ve been thinking a lot about quiet leadership, quiet improvement and quiet working. So many people just get on with things, in a calm manner, no big statement or show. We need to see them more. Hear them more. Not take them for granted. The loudest person isn’t the only voice

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

@OrleyFarmSchool Such a joy-filled local extravaganza! Thank you Mr Ford and Mr Evans, the whole production team and of course Mr Calvey for the photos!

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

@OrleyFarmSchool Maybe a deer Mr Calvey! Or even a llama!

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

This is fabulous news @OrleyFarmSchool, especially ahead of #childrensmentalhealthweek starting next week!

[Orley Farm School @OrleyFarmSchool]

Orley Farm is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools ‘School Mental Health Award’ – Silver Status.

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

Another @SeeAbility clinic in a #specialschool with children really engaged in their #eyehealth with the help of Mr Tumble.

Thank you @CBeebiesHQ!

https://t.co/tAYAoHbivx

[Sonal Rughani @SonalRughani]

@OrleyFarmSchool I only wish I was a reception student today! glad to see wolf from 3 little pigs or troll from billy goats gruff didn’t make an appearance! Thank you @OrleyFarmSchool reception staff. Our appreciation never enough for the creativity & imagination you instil in our children!

[SeeAbility @SeeAbility]

Thank you to MP @BobBlackman who visited @kingsleyhigh today to see the special schools eye care service in action.

We introduced him to children, parents, teachers and clinicians involved in the service.

Great to have his support for an #EqualRightToSight!