The Vision Hearing Technicians from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Southern will be visiting your school on Wednesday 26th March to screen all year seven students for distance vision shortly. 

Screening Provided:

 Distance Vision (Amblyopia & Hyperopia) 

This determines how well your child can see at a distance. It involves reading an eye chart. 

The screening results will be given to your child, and a Vision technician will be in contact to discuss any further action, if required.

If your child WEARS Glasses or is UNDER CARE for their eyes, there is no need to fill in an Opt Out form.

We will ask each class if there is anyone already wearing glasses or under care. 

• Please let your child know to tell us prior to screening. 

They will be given a notification slip to take home. These children are NOT screened.

By sharing this consent information, we are providing the opportunity for you to Opt out of our screening programme. 

If you do not wish your child to be screened, please fill out an opt-out slip, which are available at the school office before our visit. This will be collected from the office and recorded on the ENROL data system.

What happens to your child’s screening information? The vision results are recorded on the Ministry of Education data system – ENROL. 

This information will also be saved on our Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Southern health management system. You can access your child’s information by contacting the Vision Hearing Screening team on visionhearing@southerndhb.govt.nz or contacting Patient Enquiries:

• Phone: Consumer Experience Feedback Team, phone (03) 214 5738

• E-mail:             feedback@southerndhb.govt.nz 

• Website:          www.southerndhb.govt.nz 

All staff with access to this documentation adhere to the Health Information Privacy Code.