LATEST NEWSÂ
Get the most up to date information on topics and issues that affect our profession and the services we provide.
BAA Position Statement on Specialist Commissioning
BAA have responded to the consultation on NHS Specialist Commissioning you can read our response here.
This consultation is still open and we encourage members to respond as well. Details of the consultation are below
Professor John Bamford welcomed into the Healthcare Science Roll of Honour.
BAA would like to congratulate Professor John Bamford on his appointment to the Healthcare Science Roll of Honour.
He is enrolement recognises his sustained contribution across his career, in particular development of hearing services and his contribution to the hearing profession, is recognised nationally and internationally.
Congratulations to Professor Bamford please read his full citation below.
Rayovac Presented with Queen's Award for Enterprise
RUN OF SUCCESS FOR BATTERY MANUFACTURER
Ă‚
Rayovac enters 2013 in a celebratory mood after being presented with the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second year in a row – one of a string of major business awards it has picked up in the last few months.
Deaf Access to Communication appoints a new chair
In October the Deaf Access to Communication special interest group was established by UKCoD to carry forward work related to relay services and the Communications Act review.Ă‚ The group sought to appoint a chair who would help lead it forward in these two areas of challenge.Ă‚ Sandra Verkuyten OBE, previously chief executive of the Hearing Aid Council, has been appointed to the role of chair
ITV launches world’s first children’s storybook app with sign language
ITV is launching the world’s first animated storybook app with British and American Sign Language to make reading fun for all children.
BAA Conference, 12-13th November 2012
'Taking steps towards a holistic profession'
Conference Countdown: 7 weeks to go!
Equivalence Communication Brief
With HCPC approval in place for two certificates, the AHCS in collaboration with its partners can now offer routes to registration as a Clinical Scientist. The AHCS offers two certificates:
- The Certificate of Attainment - for those individuals who successfully complete the MSC Scientist Training Programme (STP)
- The Certificate of Equivalence - for those individuals who successfully complete the AHCS equivalence assessment process
Response from BAA regarding AoHL Report on budget cuts
Action on Hearing Loss Report ‘accessing provision of adult audiology services and the impact of budget cuts’
Clinical Advisory Group
Dear Heads of Service,
The Clinical Advisory Group for Prescribed Services has recently launched (11th September) it's recommendations for nationally commissioned services.Ă‚ The group considered four factors when looking at services for a national commissioning model; (a) the number of individuals who require the provision of the service or facility; (b) the cost of providing the service or facility; (c) the number of persons able to provide the service or facility; (d) the financial implications for clinical commissioning groups if they were required to arrange for the provision of the service or facility.
UK Audiologist of the Year Competition Winner
A Scottish hearing professional is celebrating after being named the UK’s leading audiologist in recognition of his work with hard of hearing people in his own community.
Stephen Douglas, from Inverness, is the winner of the Audiologist of the Year Award for 2012 – and will now go forward to represent the UK in the European equivalent.
ACADEMY FOR HEALTHCARE SCIENCE GAINS HCPC APPROVAL
The Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) today announced that it has gained
approval by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to grant Certificates of
Equivalence and Attainment, leading to eligibility for registration as a Clinical Scientist.
Change to the training requirements for Route 1 candidates for the Certificate of Attainment
BAA have received an announcement from the Association of Clinical Scientists which is detailed here:
The ACS submitted a Major Change application to the Health and Care Professions Council
(HCPC). The application was to reduce the minimum training period for Route 1 candidates from
four years to three. This was the only change to our requirements.
Call for Award Nominations 2012
Every year at the BAA annual conference, we take time to acknowledge those individuals and teams who have excelled or shown exceptional commitment to the Audiology profession over the past year.
Health Outcomes Strategy for Children and Young People
The Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum has recently published its recommendations for the Health Outcomes Strategy.
NDCS launch commissioning document
The National deaf Childrens Society has launched it's guide Commissioning audiology services for young adults
The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Evidence Collection
The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Evidence Collection
The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Evidence Collection
Letter from Gillian Leng
Deputy Chief Executive, NICE
Ă‚
The NHS is facing a significant challenge to improve the quality of care in difficult economic times, and demonstrate that money is being spent wisely, with the best possible outcomes.
Chief Scientific officer update
The July 2012 edition of the Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin is now available here.
In this edition, Professor Sue Hill sets out the dates for the November healthcare science events, the honours given to healthcare scientists and an update on Modernising Scientific Careers.
Elsewhere in the Bulletin, you can find out more about the successes of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and the NHS Innovation Challenge award given to the histopathology team in Plymouth. There are also updates on the current changes to the architecture of the NHS, Health Education England and a call for contributions on the changes to the NHS Procurement system
New Chief Executive at Action on Hearing loss
AoHL has just announced its replacement Chief Executive.Ă‚ Paul Breckell will take over from Jackie Ballard on the 20th August.
UPDATED!!! Action on Hearing Loss and Specsavers Announcement
UPDATED!!! Action on Hearing Loss and Specsavers Announcement
Dear Members,
A number of members have asked for clarification of the original email which was received from Action on Hearing loss regarding the nature of the remaining relationship with Specsavers. Gareth Smith received the following email from Action on Hearing Loss this week to clarify the situation. The response was:
Dear Gareth
Thank you for your email and request for further clarification. I can confirm that the sponsorship arrangement with Specsavers has ended. However, it is possible that in future Specsavers, along with other private hearing aid dispensers, will be able to take out (paid for) adverts in our membership magazine or provide sponsorship for our annual general meeting. In these cases Specsavers would be part of a range of sponsors and at the moment no such activity has been agreed or scheduled in.
I hope this answers your query.
Best wishes
Jackie
Please see the original e-mail below, received from Jackie Ballard, Chief Executive at Action on Hearing Loss.
Gareth
BAA President
BAA Conference Registration 2012 is now Open
About the conference
This year we have invited speakers who will inspire our thinking about the many facets of our profession and related areas so that we can create new knowledge about the steps needed to create a holistic approach to managing hearing loss, balance disorder and tinnitus.
Our goal is to have a variety of national and international speakers, particularly from Europe. Some highlights in the program include dedicated sessions on tinnitus and balance and a workshop track entitled, “leading change”, where there will be a featured session by Dr Sarah Lewis on collaborative transformational change and a session by Dr Helen Pryce on addressing complex needs.
We hope that through interactive sessions, practical workshops and social events to make the program an excellent networking opportunity, facilitate collaborative knowledge-sharing....but most of all an exciting and enjoyable learning experience for you.
More detail below
