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UK’s only mental health inpatient unit for Deaf children closed pending ‘review’, NHS Trust confirms (BSL)

December 21, 2022 by

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Corner House, the only mental health inpatient unit in the UK offering specialist support to Deaf children aged eight to […]

Calls for return of NHS earwax removal services as people use paper clips and toothpicks to clean ears (BSL)

November 30, 2022 by

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The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) has called for earwax removal services to be made available again at […]

‘Grave concerns’ as child speech and language therapy waiting times in Northern Ireland increase by 87% in a year

November 7, 2022 by

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The number of children in Northern Ireland waiting for speech and language therapy (SLT) in April was almost 90% higher […]

Two-thirds of Deaf patients have no accessible way of contacting GP, survey reveals

February 15, 2022 by

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67% of Deaf people have not been given an accessible way of contacting their GP, according to a survey run […]

RNID sells off care and support services in move to ‘realise its strategy’

July 3, 2021 by

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The Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID) has sold its care and support services in England and Wales to […]

Liam O’Dell: We need to strike the right balance this World Hearing Day – here’s why

March 3, 2021 by

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What could have been a great day for deaf awareness has instead become rather… icky. World Hearing Day, founded by […]

Deaf News: Uncertainty over vaccines for BSL interpreters as conflicting statements issued

February 22, 2021 by

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There is uncertainty over the eligibility of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In a tweet […]

Deaf News: Daughter forced to interpret father’s terminal cancer diagnosis in NHS communication breakdown

February 17, 2021 by

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A Deaf woman has shared her story after her hearing daughter had to interpret her own father’s diagnosis of terminal […]

Deaf News: Ofcom delays plans for 999 BSL video relay service

October 28, 2020 by

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Proposals for a video relay service for British Sign Language signers to contact emergency services have been delayed, it has […]

Breaking: Lipreaders’ companions given exemption on face coverings on public transport

June 15, 2020 by

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The UK Government has announced that those “travelling with, or providing assistance to, someone who relies on lip reading to […]