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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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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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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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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A report published today by the national deafblind charity, Sense, highlights major health inequalities and barriers faced by deafblind people accessing healthcare in England. It comes ahead of the implementation
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The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government has appointed Clare Henderson as Sensory Impairment Strategy Coordinator. Clare has been the strategic lead for RNIB
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Facebook is training its computers to become seeing-eye guides for blind and visually impaired people as they scroll through the pictures posted on the world’s largest online social network. The
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“Extremely distressing” attacks on guide dogs by other dogs are on the increase, topping more than 100 a year, according to a new study. Figures published in the online journal
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Almost 12,500 elderly people who are blind or partially sighted are the latest “casualties” of a crisis in social care, two charities have warned. Age UK and the Royal National
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To highlight the good practice and promote the rights of people living with sensory impairment, a new awards ceremony has been developed to recognise this vital work. The Scottish Sensory Awards,
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