Our last (December 2019) Newsletter for this year is now available for viewing and download. As is usual, the Newsletter will also be emailed to those people we hold details for. Anyone we don’t hold an email address for will receive a hard copy by post. We’ll also have a link on our Facebook page.…
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…
This Friday (15 November) is Canterbury Anniversary (Show) day and so a public holiday. The SCIP clinic in Christchurch will be CLOSED for all services on Friday as a result. Patients who normally use our Christchurch (Milford Chambers) clinic with URGENT needs should contact our Queens Drive (Lower Hutt) clinic as follows; Email: scip.wellington@scip.co.nz Phone:…
Please find here a link to details of our Christmas and New Year Hours for 2019-20. If you are a patient, both clinics will be closed on certain days over the Xmas and New Year period. Details about how you can still get support if you have trouble with your cochlear implant system during this…
Users of the iPhone streaming or MFi capabilities for Nucleus® 7 have reported issues with streaming and pairing after updating to iOS13 on their Apple device. Streaming and pairing issues commenced with the release of iOS13 and are not related to the Nucleus Smart Apps or Cochlear’s Sound Processors. Cochlear is working with Apple to…
The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust is holding its AGM on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at its Milford Chambers rooms in Christchurch. Details can be found here.
The Spring (September 2019) Newsletter is available now for download. The Newsletter will be emailed to those people we hold details for. Anyone we don’t hold an email address for will receive a hard copy by post. We’ll also have a link on our Facebook page. Enjoy the read!
Registrations are now open for the Pindrop Foundation’s adult cochlear implant forum on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at the University of Auckland, Tamaki Campus, Morrins Rd, St Johns. Bringing together clients, surgeons, audiologists, researchers, funders and associated health professionals from the cochlear implant community here in New Zealand and overseas, it promises to be a…
Today’s first “Wellbeing” budget has been hugely disappointing and a let-down for staff, patients, and Board alike. We are funded from Disability Support Services (DSS) which is a part of Vote Health. This year DSS was allocated an extra $484 million over 4 years but there does not appear to be anything set aside for…
The Autumn (May 2019) Newsletter is available now for download. This Newsletter sees a change in format from those of recent years. The new format, we hope, will be shorter and easier to digest. The expectation is that this new format will have broader appeal than our patients and stakeholders alone (who remain our most…
