News Articles from July 2016

New equality and accessibility guidance for NHS providers

30 Jul 2016

A new guidance document to help members who provide NHS care in England meet the communication needs of people with learning disabilities, sensory or other impairment has been published by the Society jointly with the NCHA. NHS England’s...

Customer Care Scheme report published

28 Jul 2016

The annual report of the Society’s Customer Care Scheme has just been published and records a momentous year. Now in its sixth year the report reveals that it has been judged to be so successful that now all the Society’s dispensing members...

BSHAA Points announced for 2016 events so far

25 Jul 2016

Following the announcement that the Society is to re-introduce the concept of points for the measurement of continuing professional development for Fellowship, the “points value” of the two education events held so far this year has been...

NHS Hearing Loss Commissioning Framework Launched

22 Jul 2016

The long awaited NHS commissioning framework for people with hearing loss has at last been launched in Westminster. Jointly written by members of the Hearing Loss and Deafness...

HCPC consults on returning to practice and publishes student ethics guidance

22 Jul 2016

The regulatory body for hearing aid dispensers has begun a consultation process on revised guidance to dispensers who are planning to return to work after a long absence. They are particularly keen to hear from professionals who are currently not...