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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent organisation set up by the Government in 1999, to tackle the variation in availability and quality of healthcare in the NHS. NICE is funded by and accountable to the Department of Health and Social Care.
NICE provide technology appraisals, clinical guidance and quality standards on treatments and care. This consists of recommendations on how to best identify, refer, diagnose, treat and manage patients based on the best evidence...
Information about helplines and support services for deaf people and BSL users.
Dr Gabrielle Saunders, Professor of Audiology at the University of Manchester, shares their ideas on improving hearing healthcare in the UK to meet the current and future demand.
Dr Devina Maru shares ideas on existing technologies, making healthcare services easier to navigate, and future treatment options that restore hearing.
Universal Credit is money to help with your living costs. You may be able to get it if you’re on a low income, out of work or you cannot work.
Who can claim
You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need help with your living costs. You could be:
out of work
working (including self-employed or part time)
unable to work, for example because of a health condition.
To claim you must:
live in the UK
be aged 18...
Associate Director for Health at RNID, Crystal Rolfe, explains what The Independent National Audiology Review has been about, and how RNID will work to ensure its recommendations improve vital audiology services across Scotland.
Some people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus also belong to other underrepresented groups, communities or cultures.
If this sounds like you, there are organisations that can support your specific needs and help you find other people who truly understand your experiences.
Up to 195,000 people in Northern Ireland have tinnitus, and at least 29,600 people are affected severely, which significantly impacts on their ability to lead a normal life. We’re campaigning to change how people with tinnitus are supported to ensure they have the best chance of successfully managing tinnitus in the longer term.
Tinnitus, often described as ‘ringing in the ears’, is the perception of sound in the head or ears when no external sound is present. Tinnitus is generally...
Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are devices with hearing aid features that you can buy without them being prescribed by a hearing health professional (audiologist).