Putting People First – NCBI’s five-year strategic plan is published
Release Date: Jan 30th, 2007
Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD, today unveiled NCBI’s five-year strategic plan, which sets out the organisation’s goals from 2007 – 2012.
The strategic plan, entitled Putting People First, will ensure that NCBI, and the services provided by the organisation, remain relevant, responsive and proactive. As the name of the document suggests, one of the key objectives is to place the people with whom NCBI works at the heart of everything it does.
Minister Harney introduced the report by commending NCBI for continuing to provide much needed services to people who are blind and vision impaired and for reassessing the delivery of these services.
“A very different environment existed in 1931, when the founders of NCBI set out to deliver services to people with vision impairments. Last year, NCBI celebrated its 75th anniversary and while that was an occasion for looking back at the history of the organisation and the milestones that were reached along the way, this is an opportunity to look forward,” commented the Minister.
“This strategic plan is a roadmap that will guide NCBI through the next five years and that will give those involved with the organisation – staff, service users, other service providers and funding bodies – a chance to play a collaborative role in its development,” continued Minister Harney.
The strategy outlines NCBI’s values, which focus on inclusiveness, choice and openness and also sets out six strategic goals, which are closely linked to the overarching vision, which is for people who are blind or vision impaired to have the same opportunities, rights and choices as others to fully participate in society.
Des Kenny, Chief Executive of NCBI highlighted the importance of the inclusive approach set out in the strategy. “This is an essential step in terms of the development, delivery and effectiveness of our services. We have considered how the organisation needs to adapt to ensure that it is able to meet any future challenges and to ensure that the services we deliver fit with the rights, needs and choices of the people that we work with now, as well as in the future.”
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Click here to obtain a copy of Putting People First – Strategic Plan 2007 – 2012. You can also request a braille, audio or print version by emailing info@ncbi.ie or phone 1850 33 43 53.