NHS 24 and NHS Inform are supporting the “It’s Ok to Ask” campaign. The campaign aims to encourage people to ask questions during their healthcare appointments, things like: What are the benefits of my treatment? What are the risks of…
Category: Member Publications
Mental Health, Sensory Loss and Human Rights – the Transition Report calling for Sensory Literate Services
deafscotland, Deafblind Scotland, Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), Sight Scotland and the ALLIANCE agreed in January 2021 to co-produce this report to inform and change decision making. Through our practice and experience, we recognise communication poverty is increased…
deafscotland adds its name to Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) submission
Human Rights Consortium Scotland wrote a submission to the Independent Human Rights Act Review. deafscotland added its name in support. The Joint Committee on Human Rights at Westminster is holding a parallel review and the submission was sent onto this…
Covid- 19 Communication Toolkit from NHS 24 Engagement Team
Our communication toolkit includes suggested text for your bulletins and social media posts. It also tells you more about our: alternative formats (translations, audio versions and Easy Read); and tools (chatbot, voicebot , app and webchat). We have translated some…
NHS Highland lip reading report
NHS Highland carried out a piece of research into Lip Reading in the Highlands. Download the report here: PDF Communication for people with sensory loss during the COVID-19pandemic: advice for health and social care staff in Scotland PDF Download Word Download
COVID -19: INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS
Ideas for Ears It has been recognised that during lockdown and now into recovery, people who use hearing aids have suffered a huge disadvantage due to socail (physical) distancing. Even though the Equality Act 2010 is now 10 years old,…