UK NEWS - Audiology Worldnews

“YOU’VE GOT TO DO WELL IN NOISE!”

Specsavers gets Great Place to Work certification across four continents

Audiologist survey highlights the need for industry change, and opens a box of challenges

Dot Miles tribute may treat London-based readers to discovery of a fantastic place

The Welsh poet, activist, and ex-alumna of the Mary Hare School, Dorothy Miles is being...

Misheard lyrics version of Rick Astley hit targets hearing loss awareness

Funny! "I’m gonna run around with dessert spoons" (Never gonna run around and desert you)...

UK charity RNID appoints new CEO from within

Harriet Oppenheimer is the new CEO of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID),...

BAA holds its biggest ever UK audiology conference

A delegate count of 650+ was just one of the highlights of the British Academy...

WHO Make Listening Safe Campaign launched in UK on November 1

Love Sound, Listen With Care” - this is the UK slogan for the World Health...

What do you know about the history of HIMSA, the company behind the widely used Noah software and standard?

With 35,000 audiologists in over 100 countries using either Noah ES, Noah System or a...

Genesis AI UK launch in Manchester for Starkey “in full R&D investment mode”

For the speechifying and guarantees that come with the launch of a hearing aid five...

Campaign launched by UK’s clubs and venues to reduce hearing loss by 50% across night time industries

Listen for Life - a campaign led by the UK's Night Time Industries Association (NTIA),...

New GN management team announced as governance restructuring seeks “simpler, faster and more powerful way to run company”

As of October 1, 2023, GN Hearing has a new executive leadership team taking it...

HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE – INTERVIEW: “We work closely with audiologists and a wide range of healthcare professionals.”

Definitely a behind-the-collar model, and not in-the-kennel, it’s the ole faithful K9 hearing aid. AWN...

HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE – HEARING DOG PIN-UP NO. 1: RUDY

Rudy, a five-year-old black Cockapoo, is a hearing (assistance) dog to 12-year-old Alexis, who lives...

What has ACHIEVE achieved?

Results are in from key study of hearing loss and dementia. Experts are cautious but...

TO HEAR…OR NOT TO HEAR, that IS the question!

Why is a visit to the theatre still such an anti-climax for hearing instrument users?...

Roll-out expanded of genetic test that has already saved hearing of six newborns

Routine use in Manchester maternity settings of the Genedrive non-invasive swab genetic testing system has...

Urgent change sought by final report on “deeply concerning picture” of Scotland’s NHS audiology services

An Independent Review of poor care in Scottish NHS audiology has been drawing a strong...

BSHAA reworks its name… but keeps same initials

The UK professional association BSHAA has announced a subtle change in its name to better...

Noise wakes up Lords to call for regulation of “neglected health hazard”

A House of Lords committee has called for the setting up of an expert advisory...

UK hearing instrument sales slip from Q1 high as NHS buy-in drops 25%

Q2 2023 figures from the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) underline the mercurial...

GN CEO steps down as group shifts to “fully integrated innovation powerhouse” governance structure

The Danish hearing giant GN Group has announced a management shake-up that will see a...

Take part in key tinnitus research in Manchester, UK

Researchers at the University of Manchester have completed the first stage of a Tinnitus Biobank...

Gene therapy research success in hearing-impaired mice provided “truly thrilling” moment

Breakthrough UK lab mice research has provided strong evidence that gene therapy may one day...

Demant’s healthy H1 hearing business is at the heart of its interim financial report

Demant has published a 2023 Interim Report of 17% H1 revenue growth, a rate the...

Compression factors: a balancing act – advice From the Oval Window

Advancements in hearing technology have revolutionised the way individuals with hearing loss experience the world...

INTERVIEW: TINNITUS UK “WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE HERE!”

Interviewed by Audiology News UK editor-in-chief Peter Wix, New Tinnitus UK CEO Caroline Savage talks...

New RNID report underlines TV subtitling frustration for the hearing impaired

Feelings of anger, frustration, exclusion, and disappointment suffuse the results of a survey published on...

Specsavers gets audiology in STEM youngsters’ eyelines at BIG BANG event

Thousands of young people into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) visited the Big Bang...

TINNITUS CONFERENCE 2023. Online.

Tinnitus UK has confirmed it is sticking to the online format it launched for pandemic-related...

Survey underlines summer music festivalgoers’ scant regard for dangers to hearing

A new summer music festival survey by the retail group Specsavers has revealed an alarming...

UK competition body chops up Oticon-Cochlear merger “to protect patients and the NHS”

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stood in the way of a full...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS – Conferences: An early announcement by the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA)

Pay close attention to the year in this diary entry, because it is an early...

Sound minds, sound hearing: The Interplay of Mental Health and Audiology

Audiology News UK's regular columnist Raúl García-Medina reminds audiologists that they need to be equipped...

THE DEAFENING SNORE

Nighttime can be the fright time if you’re in bed with a growling partner, but...

THE GREAT OUTDOORS – When is the UK 2023 Conference of the Association of Independent Hearing Healthcare Professionals (AIHHP) ?

A summer business meeting in June, then the full conference in November. The UK's AIHHP...