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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 […]

‘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 […]

BREAKING: NHS England contracts SignHealth to deliver ‘ground-breaking’ BSL Talking Therapies

March 9, 2022 by

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The Deaf health charity SignHealth has been awarded a national contract from NHS England to supply Talking Therapies in British […]

75% of disabled people want next year’s Covid inquiry to investigate their experience, survey finds

September 8, 2021 by

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More than three quarters of disabled people believe an inquiry into the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic should look […]

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 […]

Exclusive: BSL Health Access to close next week as NHS funding runs out

March 22, 2021 by

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BSL Health Access, which allows Deaf sign language signers to use a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter to contact medical […]

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 […]

Liam O’Dell: The deaf mental health crisis cannot be ignored this Mental Health Awareness Week

May 17, 2019 by

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When I think about deaf mental health this Mental Health Awareness Week, I cast my mind back to last year, […]

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