The Summer (December 2018) Newsletter is available now for download. To open a copy Click Here This edition has details of our Christmas and New Year hours. If you are a patient, both clinics will be closed on certain days. Details about how you can still get support if you have trouble with your cochlear…
The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust (SHCT) has among its objects a desire to increase the attainability of cochlear implants for members of the general public who would benefit from the same, and to provide the opportunity for each individual to reach their full potential particularly in respect of their auditory-verbal skills. The SHCT has a…
Farewell to Habilitationists Karen Watson and Helen Hawkins Helen Hawkins has been providing Habilitation to our lower North Island children and families while full-time Habilitationist Karen Watson has been on parental leave. Karen, who has been with the programme since early 2015, has decided not to return to her full-time role at the SCIP. Instead,…
Location: Papanui RSA, 55 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch Date and Time: 26 Nov 2018, 2:30pm – 4:00pm The Office for Disability Issues and the Disabled Peoples’ Organisations Coalition are holding feedback events to hear the community’s ideas about what should be in the new Disability Action Plan (DAP) 2019-2022. These workshops are the first in…
SCIP offices in both Wellington and Christchurch will close at 5.00pm on Friday 21 December 2018. Both offices will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 7 January 2019. Some restricted services are available during office closure, with the exception of weekends and public holidays. We will be on restricted hours over the Christmas and New Year…
The Southern Cochlear Implant Programme is having an event on 28 November 2018 at its Milford Chambers rooms in Christchurch. Details can be found here.
The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust is holding its AGM on 25 October 2018 at its Milford Chambers rooms in Christchurch. Details can be found here.
This is a reminder that the SHCT Scholarship 2018 is still open. Applications close 31 October 2018. Details of how to apply are included here. The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust (SHCT) has among its objects a desire to increase the attainability of cochlear implants for members of the general public who would benefit from the…
Belinda van der Monde joins the SCIP in a new position of Fundraising Manager. This role was created to support the Southern Hearing Charitable Trust’s desire to improve the long-term sustainability of the programme. From 2003 – 2014 Belinda was CEO for Haemophilia Foundation New Zealand (HFNZ). Her role included finding new funding sources as…
The majority of patient services we provide are funded by the Ministry of Health. Some are not, and the SCIP is forced to recover these directly from patients. The SCIP is mindful that these costs can be onerous for people. We endeavour to keep our charges as low as possible, and use charitable donations to…