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Fulfilling Potential Forum
The Fulfilling Potential Forum meet on a quarterly basis. Action on Hearing Loss (Paul Breckell), British Deaf Association (David Buxton) and Sense (Richard Kramer) are three of the 41 members that have been invited to participate by the Department for Work and Pensions. The notes from the meeting that took place on 3rd April are […]
Read MoreAll-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness
The APPG on Deafness Annual General Meeting took place on 1st April 2014. Minutes of the AGM 2014 (pdf) Stephen Lloyd MP was elected as Chair of the group. The vice-chairs are: Rosie Cooper MP Baroness Wilkins Stephen Phillips MP Sir Malcolm Bruce MP Sir Peter Bottomley MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford MP
Read MoreChief Medical Officer Annual Report Published
In this report, the Chief Medical Officer, Prof Dame Sally Davies, looks at some of the big issues she identified in her last surveillance report. She has invited experts to examine these issues in detail and explore them further. One of the highlights of the report is: There is very little good, national data on […]
Read MoreHouse of Lords debates health of deaf people
On 31st March the House of Lords held a short debate on the health of deaf people. The question was raised by Lord Ponsonby of Shullbrede who attended the launch of the ‘Sick of It’ Report on 25th March. House of Lords debate (Please go to Section 820 in the report) Sick of It Report (English and BSL […]
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