Are you interested in helping to improve the availability of health and wellbeing information for people in Scotland living with long term conditions, disabled people and unpaid carers? If so, ALISS would like to hear from you. ALISS is A Local Information System for Scotland, a digital service and programme within the Health and Social […]
Our next Hearing Support drop-in session in Edinburgh takes place on Monday 10 January 2022 at Central Library, 1.30pm-3.30pm. If you are looking to talk in confidence to someone who understands the changes in your hearing, or that of a loved one, then we’re here to help. Our trained volunteers are on hand to offer […]
You may remember that our volunteer May Wood featured in a 2019 e-book Humans of Scotland. The book, produced by The Alliance in Scotland, featured 30 inspirational stories from people across Scotland, with a foreword by Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister. The Humans of Scotland project, running since 2018, has sought to provide a platform for […]
The Scottish Sensory Hub at the Health and Social Care Alliance is collaborating with the University of Strathclyde on a research project focused on the improving the pharmaceutical care of older people with sensory loss. The title of the study is SIPA2: Sensory Impairment and the Pharmaceutical Care of Older People and it is led […]
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation which sets out its proposals to improve the way they deliver social care in Scotland. Social care includes support for people with physical disability, learning disabilities or mental health conditions, older people and those with dementia, people with or recovering from addictions, those who are, have been or […]
By Frazer Paterson Audiologist, Almond Hearing Audiologist Frazer Paterson shares how his private audiology clinic in Scotland has adapted to barriers presented by the Coronavirus pandemic and sought to make communication easier for his clients who rely on lipreading. Hands. Face. Space. Three words we are all reminded of regularly as the UK Government advice […]
Please note: This survey has now closed. To find about latest news and events please visit hearinglink.org/news Views of UK hearing aid users are being sought through an online survey which focuses on hearing aid replacement and maintenance protocols in UK audiology clinics. Hillary Cruise, an MSc Audiology student at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, has […]
