UK Council on Deafness

UK Council on Deafness
Deaf Peoples’ Access to Healthcare Conference

Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, SW1P 3NZ

Wednesday, 29th April 2009

1.00pm Registration
1.30pm – 5.00pm

Deaf Peoples’ Access to Healthcare

For all Chairs, Trustees, Chief Executives, Senior Managers and other Healthcare Staff working with deaf people. An opportunity for all professionals working with deaf people to meet and network with colleagues and to gain an up to date understanding of developments in healthcare for Deaf people taking place across the country and across the spectrum of deafness.

Speakers:

Dr Andrew Alexander, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Dr Andrew Alexander will explain how this large district hospital is improving access for deaf people, why there is such a strong commitment to equality and inclusion and the benefits in patient care.

Dr Mike Warburton, Department of Health
Dr Mike Warburton leads the Dept of Health programme on improving GP access. He will detail the findings from a survey of deaf people and state how the DoH are proposing to improve access of deaf people.

Steve Powell, Chief Executive of SignHealth
Steve Powell will explain the latest health findings, which shows that Deaf people have poorer health than hearing people together with the launch of their revised proposal to undertake a major research study across the UK.

Jane Shaw, CEO of Action Deafness, West Sussex
“Working with the NHS to develop Audiology services” - Jane Shaw will detail how the local voluntary organisation has successfully developed audiology services for the over 50’s in West Sussex in partnership with the local PCT and the resulting benefits for the Deaf and hard of hearing community.

This programme is provisional and is subject to change.

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Delegate Fees:
Standard: £75
Affiliate:  £55
Member: £45

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