Engage: The future of care home provision in the UK
We all need extra help and assistance sometimes, whether we have an illness or are just getting older. The UK population is living longer than ever before. According to the
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Tag: Sensory Impairment
Third of dementia cases ‘entirely preventable’ by making life-style changes
A third of dementia cases could be prevented by making environmental and life-style changes starting in childhood, scientists have claimed. The panel of 24 international experts identified a range of
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Man found guilty of raping fellow pupils at Royal Blind School in Edinburgh
A man has been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting blind children while he was a schoolboy. From the age of 12, David Penman sexually assaulted numerous pupils at the
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Trial results herald ‘huge promise’ for 5,000 children with blinding arthritic disease
Thousands of British children with a blinding arthritic disease stand a chance of preserving their sight with a combination of drugs, trial results have shown. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) can
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Final call for nominees to the Scottish Sensory Awards 2017
The Scottish Sensory Awards, from the Scottish Council on Deafness (SCoD) and the Scottish Council on Vision Impairment (SCOVI), showcase good practice, promote the rights of people living with sensory
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Council fails to provide therapy for boy with special educational needs for second time
Somerset County Council has for the second time left a vulnerable boy with disabilities without the speech and language and occupational therapy support he needs, because officers did not know
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RNIB criticises cataract surgery ‘postcode lottery’ with operations reducing in some areas
Many parts of the NHS are “failing” to provide life-changing cataract surgery for patients, a charity has warned. There is a postcode lottery of care across England, with patients in
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O’Neill announces extension to Strategy supporting physical and sensory disabilities
NI Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced an extension of the Physical and Sensory Disability Strategy and Action Plan to 30 September 2017. The Minister was speaking following a visit
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Charity in call to improve support for deaf children and families in Scotland
A new report is calling on the Scottish Government and its partners to improve the standards of early years support for deaf children and their families. The report titled, Getting
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Charity warns hearing devices may fail if Government auctions radio frequencies
A government auction of radio frequencies could render thousands of hearing aids and implants useless, a charity has claimed. The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) said the auction to mobile
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