One hundred people in the UK lose their sight everyday in the UK, but out of those only 8 will receive any counselling from the NHS. That’s according to the latest research from the Royal National Institute of Blind People who are concerned that many people could be at risk from conditions like depression without this help. They say that losing your sight is life changing and people often struggle to come to terms with it. Fazilet Hadi from the charity told the BBC there is "a systematic failure in the UK to provide vital support". The government say they are committed to providing help for disabled people but the RNIB say that a lot of people are left puzzled when the support they expect to receive doesn’t arrive.


Charities like the RNIB are often left to provide advice to people where other organisations like the NHS are not as effective as people might expect when their time of need comes about. Although this is one of the reasons why charities were set up in the first place, their resources cannot most of the time stretch to meet demand. The RNIB have said they can only help a third of the people who are facing losing their site under their current capabilities. This is just another example where people have to find an alternative source to the NHS to help them through their health issues and problems when they don’t feel that its services are sufficient. Getting a quote for private health insurance is the first step in ensuring that the best quality health care is available if a person would rather be treated in an alternative place to an NHS hospital or clinic.