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HAD Standards of Proficiency

HAD Standards of Proficiency

03 Mar 2016

The Health and Care Professions Council publishes standards of proficiency for all its registrant groups which toegether with the generic standards set out the minimum level of professonal standards which our members must work to achieve...

BSHAA Guidance on Excellence in Customer Care

BSHAA Guidance on Excellence in Customer Care

03 Mar 2016

A new booklet setting out BSHAA’s view on standards of customer service has been published by the Society as part of its belief that it should encourage members to offer services that are “efficient, effective, excellent, equitable...

Hearing Care can help 40 Million Europeans be smarter and healthier

Hearing Care can help 40 Million Europeans be smarter and healthier

02 Mar 2016

The lunchtime debate, on March 1st 2016,  was to draw attention to the health benefits of professional hearing care and the costs of untreated hearing loss and took place at the European Parliament building in Brussels. Called “Hearing...

Monitor Report: NHS adult hearing services in England

Monitor Report: NHS adult hearing services in England

26 Feb 2016

a major impact on their lives. However, many people do not seek help. Hearing loss becomes harder to manage the longer it is ignored, and is associated with poor mental health, dementia and other...

Consumer Rights Act 2015

25 Feb 2016

The Customer Care Scheme is seeing a big increase in the number of clients coming back after a long period claiming that their aids are not fit for purpose having just had NHS aids fitted. This new legislation will, we are sure, add to this type of...