Cochlear Europe – Gold Sponsors

Personalisation Agenda UKCoD Conference

26th January 2010 UKCoD Conference
on the Personalisation Agenda
- a revolution in health and social care?
The implications for the deaf sector

”Action by Working Together”

Venue:
The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA.

10.00am Registration
10.30am Conference commences
4.15pm Tea/Coffee and depart

Many deaf organisations are grappling with the concept of personalisation and what it means for their beneficiaries so UKCoD is organising a conference on the following topic :

The Personalisation Agenda
- Individual Budgets, Direct Payments etc
- a revolution in health and social care?
What does this mean for deaf people?

This conference on the personalisation agenda is aimed at the deaf sector.  The purpose of the conference is to bring relevant staff in deaf organisations together with those working with deaf people in the statutory sector as well as those responsible for the implementation of this agenda to consider the implications of the personalisation agenda for deaf people and children. It will also give staff in deaf organisations the opportunity to consider the preparation and planning that may be required to implement the changes in working practice to respond to the personalisation agenda.

The day will be chaired by John Nawrockyi, Director of Adult Services at Greenwich.

Speakers include:-

• Martin Cattermole, Care Services Improvement Partnership within the Department of Health will give an overview on the personalisation agenda
• Professor David Challis, Director of Personal Social Services Research Unit and Professor of Community Care Research at Manchester University of Manchester will summarise the lessons from the personalisation pilots.

These sessions will be followed by speakers from the field of deafness:-

• Mike Adamson (RNID)
• Hilary Grime (Oxfordshire)
• Philip Gerard (Deaf Direct)
• Christine Lenehan (Council for Disabled Children)

They will talk about the issues from the perspective of deaf adults and children and the challenges deaf organisations face. The afternoon will end with a debate “This house believes that personalisation agenda is a cost cutting exercise and will not benefit deaf people”. Speakers will be Tom Noon - Chairman, Cordis Bright, Mike Adamson - Director of Individual Services, RNID, Jenny Harlock, Demos.

This conference will be of interest to anyone working in information, advocacy, family support, equipment provision, or service delivery in the areas of health, education or social care and promises to be a lively and interesting day.

Draft Programme (pdf)

Delegate Fees:

Standard £95.00
Affiliate £75.00
Member £45.00

To book your place please complete and return the booking form to Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk

Booking form 26.01.2010 (word doc)

For more information or if you would like to exhibit at this event, please contact Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk

Cochlear Europe – Gold Sponsors

UKCoD & The Ear Foundation Conference
Advancing technologies:
opening new communication opportunities

4th March 2010

”Action by Working Together”

Venue:
The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA.

10.00am Registration
10.30am Conference commences
4.15pm Tea/Coffee and depart

This one day conference will offer the opportunity to gain accessible, up to date information on the latest developments in:

• Hearing aids
• Cochlear implants
• Electro-acoustic hearing aids
• Bone-anchored hearing aids
• FM systems and their use in school and the workplace
• Sound field systems
• Communication support systems

The presentations will be set in the user and family perspective, exploring the use of the modern technologies in promoting effective communication in everyday life.

Delegate Fees:

Standard £95.00
Affiliate £75.00
Member £45.00

To book your place please complete and return the booking form to Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk

Booking form 04.03.2010 (word doc)

For more information or if you would like to exhibit at this event, please contact Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk

BSL webcam service for Deaf Scots

Please find attached some information on a new BSL webcam service for Deaf Scots who are feeling down or depressed, which is run by the mental health phone line and website Breathing Space.

The service allows Deaf people in Scotland to contact a trained adviser over a webcam to explore any worries, issues or concerns in confidence in British Sign Language. The service can be accessed at www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk

Should you require any further information, please do get in touch with:

Jackie Copleton
Breathing Space
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk

Mobile: 07919 045650
Email: jackie.copleton@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk

LOTTERY GRANT FOR RESEARCH INTO DEAF HEALTH

There has never been an extensive survey carried out into the health of deaf people. But this is about to change following an award of £492,692 by the Big Lottery to SignHealth, the healthcare charity for deaf people who will lead the project on behalf of a group of over 60 deaf organisations.

The award has been granted by the Big Lottery Fund Research Programme Committee and will fund a UK comparative study into the health of deaf people.

Small scale studies in the UK show that deaf people have significantly worse physical and mental health than hearing people and experience considerable difficulties in accessing healthcare and health information. However there is no definitive research despite deaf people being a high risk group.

The project will run for three years and will build on a first round survey that the team at SignHealth are undertaking over the next few months.

Steve Powell, Chief Executive of SignHealth said “ I am so encouraged by this award, as it represents an endorsement of all the work that SignHealth has been carrying out over the last few years. We hear all the time from deaf people and their experiences indicate to us that their health is worse than hearing people, they meet communication barriers throughout the healthcare system and they face delays and misunderstandings in diagnosis and treatment. I hope that this important research will provide us with the evidence we need to generate change and improvements.”

SignHealth will be managing this research project and it will be delivered in partnership with Bristol University, supported by an expert research advisory committee.