A series of free session will take place across Guildford this month, offering support for hearing aid maintanence. Run by the Archdiocese of Guidlford in partnership with the NHS, the sessions will offer help with battery supply, cleaning and re-tubing and trouble-shooting. All volunteers have been trained by audiologists at Epsom & St Helier Hospital […]
Our final Link Up programme of 2016 came to Leicester recently. We were delighted to welcome along our participants for the two day programme to learn about ways to manage the challenges of hearing loss. This was the fourth and final Link Up held in England in 2016, supported by the Big Lottery Fund. To […]
The School of Music at the University of Leeds is conducting research into hearing aid users’ enjoyment and use of music. Researchers would like to find out about the listening behaviours of people who use a hearing for a minimum of one hour a day. Participants will be asked about: • experiences of music in everyday […]
New lipreading classes have been announced in Guildford. Organised by the Diocese of Guildford ‘Hear Here!’ Project, the classes will run in Englefield Green on Thursday afternoons from 29th September to 8th December. Led by tutor Jill Rose, they will be held in The John Monsell Room, St Jude’s Church, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green TW20 0BZ. Classes […]
Nottinghamshire Police has become the latest force in the country to launch a Police Link Officer for Deaf people (PLOD) scheme. It is designed to promote and improve equal access to Nottinghamshire Police services for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. The police force has seven ‘PLOD officers’ – four police officers and […]
A one-stop NHS website where patients can book appointments, order prescriptions and access medical advice is to be launched next year. The Guardian reports that patients in England will also be able to register with a GP, check symptoms and access their medical records online. Visitors to the website will also be able to compare how well […]
Supporter Dan Harrison is running Virgin Money London Marathon in aid of Hearing Link. He chose to run in support of our work across the UK because there is a history and acute deafness on his dad’s side of the family. Dan only took up running long distances in late 2015 after being fueled by […]
