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Hearing Loss Resources

 

If a patient is having issues with their hearing aids or they have been lost, they should contact the provider that supplied them in the first instance.

 

Useful contacts:

 

Royal Cornwall Hospital Audiology

More detailed information is available on the RMS webpages but the department is contactable via phone: 01872 254907 or email: rcht.audiology@nhs.net

 

Hearing Loss Cornwall

Hearing help & resources, British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters, communication support and lipspeaking, deaf awareness training, signposting, advocacy and BSL courses.

 

3 Walsingham Place, Truro, TR1 2RP

Website: http://www.hearinglosscornwall.org/

Email: info@hearinglosscornwall.org

Phone: 01872 225868

Textphone: 263664

Text relay:18001 01872 225868

 

Even in an emergency or if help is required outside of office hours, they will try to help if you telephone: 01209 823103

 

Cornwall Council Access Team

Contact the access team for referrals to the sensory loss team, rehabilitation support and social workers

Tel: 0300 1234 131

Email adultcareandsupport@cornwall.gov.ukorReferral.AccessTeam@cornwall.gcsx.gov.uk

 

Hearing and Sight Centre, Plymouth

Plymouth Guild, Guild House, 156 Mannamead Road, Plymouth PL3 5QL opening times: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Email: ilp@improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk  

Website: https://www.improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk/   

Telephone 01752-201900

 

Next Generation Text

A relay assistant that converts speech to text between text user and hearing person.

relayuk.bt.com/

Interpreter now

Live webcam tool for GPs to communicate with non-English speakers, hearing impaired and profoundly Deaf sign-language-users and foreign-language speakers  www.interpreternow.co.uk0333 344 7712

GP support pages from the RNI:D

Website: Support for Health and Social care professionals