Latest News
Here you’ll find all our latest news and thoughts. From interesting articles we’ve found in the press to news about our people, work and the latest technological innovations we’re seeing. If you’d like more information regarding any of the topics here, please get in touch.
Putting Pen To Paper
It’s easy for us all to click the ‘like’ option or send a ‘thumbs up’ emoji. We all do it daily as digital platforms provide us with a simple, rapidly effective way of showing our support of others. When was the last time, we put pen to paper? There have been alarming reports that today’s younger generations have already begun...
September 27, 2020Practice News – Autumn/Winter 2020
As a leading, community-based audiology centre, we have remained open throughout the year, never once ceasing to serve our patients during restrictions, national and local lockdowns. We’ve continually adapted our service, working within the guidelines whilst implementing our own stricter hygiene controls to be 100% sure of guaranteeing everyone’s safety. We’re limiting multiple people visiting at the same time, maintaining social...
September 22, 2020Adapting Our Service for Level 4
We are working hard at adapting our services in light of the Covid 19 threat being raised to Level 4. We are changing a few things to make sure we can continue to support our clients over the months ahead. We will be launching our new minimal attendance service to maintain distance and support the national effort in keeping us...
September 4, 2020
Face Masks and Hearing
Face coverings/Face Masks/Surgical Masks/PPE & Hearing Technology (Hearing Aids) What’s best? What should I wear? What are the rules now ? Are they necessary? What good do they do? Our conversations are dominated by the need to cover our faces. Turn on the radio, TV or go online and the debate rages on. As a community-based audiology practice, the Hearing Healthcare Practice looks at...
August 7, 2020Loyalty
It’s really nice to know our clients and patients have navigated their own way through Covid and are now feeling safer to venture out and request some support for their hearing struggles again. In the past few weeks, we’ve welcomed more than 20 new clients which is an encouraging sign for all of us that whatever life throws our way,...
August 1, 2020Dementia Prevention, Intervention & Care: 2020
Dementia Prevention and Hearing Loss. The Lancet Commission this week published its long-awaited update: “Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care: 2020”. The report’s eminent authors carried out a systematic review (meta analysis) of all the available research studies and evidence base citing 315 references in a far-reaching 34-page document. The commission has increased its list of risks associated with cognitive decline...
July 18, 2020Welcome to our Safe Space
Hearing Healthcare Practice has long been recognised as a calm and relaxing place to visit – it’s always been a safe space. Over the years we’ve received some lovely comments about how much people enjoy their visits. But now we’ve had to pack away our Objet d’Art to create our post lockdown Safe Space. It looks a little sparse but...
June 25, 2020Creating A Covid Safe Place
We regularly receive 5 star reviews for our attention to detail and our empathetic service. Today we’re tasked with creating a Covid Safe Space which goes beyond the guidelines without relinquishing what makes our approach special. Today we received this email from our client Nick who works for WHO in Switzerland which is praise indeed. “By the way, thank-you for...
June 9, 2020Re-opening Update 9/6/20
OUR PHASED HEARING HEALTHCARE RE-OPENING We’re really excited to announce Phase 2 of our re-opening set for Monday 15th June 2020. As a Wellness Centre focused on hearing and communication during Phase 1, we remained open throughout, providing essential critical audiological support. Robert has personally manned the Practice alone with his wife and partner, Ali, supporting from home answering calls so...
May 30, 202030/5/20 Reopening. Phase 2 News.
Covid-19. Hearing Healthcare Reopening Information Boredom (noun) In conventional use, boredom is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in their surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious. One word which has been creeping into our collective conversations in the past week...