training

Training to be a lipreading tutor

By Helen Hollings By the time I was 20 years old I was using two hearing aids due to a decline in my hearing, having been born deaf with a severe hearing loss in my left ear. I have always enjoyed sport, running and swam at the World Deaf Games in 1997 in Denmark. I then had […]

New deafness awareness toolkit for GPs

An educational toolkit has been developed by the Royal College of GPs (RGCP) to support GPs in delivering care to patients with hearing loss. The kit was developed in collaboration with hearing loss charity RNID and NHS England & Improvement and sponsored by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA). It was created to […]

Advice NI training session has great benefit

It was great to team up with Advice NI to deliver a PIP training session, relevant to hearing loss, in Belfast this week. The Hearing Link Northern Ireland team supported Advice NI in the delivery of the session, while also raising awareness of the services and support we offer locally for people with hearing loss […]

Volunteer Ann delivers hearing awareness training to NHS staff – Scotland

The Hearing Link Scotland team was delighted to provide Hearing Awareness Training to NHS Fife frontline staff.

Blog: Guinea pig for technology at audiology drop in

John Newton writes about volunteering at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Blog: Pass the mic!

Mel and James share their adventures about travelling to and taking part in our recent volunteer media training event held in Edinburgh.

Opportunity to train as lipreading tutor – Leicestershire

Do you live in the Leicestershire area and like the opportunity to train as a lipreading tutor? The Leslie Edwards Trust, thanks to an unexpected donation, is offering the opportunity with the aim of providing adult classes in the Leicestershire area. People with hearing loss can often find it difficult to understand conversation fully in many […]