It’s The Southern Cochlear Implant Programme’s 20th Anniversary in 2023, and we invite you to celebrate with us on the 21 September 2023 at Rydges Latimer Christchurch from 6pm to 10pm. We will have 20 exciting items to auction on the night, ranging from pamper packages, weekends away, home improvement packages, plus a whole lot…
Our 2021-22 Annual Report is now available. Shortly, we will send out a copy to our recipients and their families by email for those we hold email addresses for; for others, we will send a copy by post. You can also download a PDF copy here.
Are you a parent or guardian of a child that wears a cochlear implant? If so, you may like to take part in the research project by Nicholas Jones, a student at the Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury who is completing a Masters of Audiology. The research project ‘Parent/Guardian Experiences and…
The SCIP is running a survey for adult recipients, and families of children using implants. We’d really like your feedback on our service; what we do well, how we might improve, and what comments you have generally about our service. This year we’ve also asked questions about your experiences, generally, of life with an implant.…
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…
The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust is holding its AGM on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 5.30 pm at its Milford Chambers rooms in Christchurch. Details can be found here.
Do you have a cochlear implant and are about to enter tertiary education, training, or already studying? Then you could be eligible for a $5000 scholarship with the Southern Hearing Charitable Trust. Eligibility Criteria Permanent hearing loss using a cochlear implant Enrolled in a NZQA endorsed course, or trades training qualification High school leaver or…
This is a message for our Lower Hutt (Queens Drive) patients. In the very early hours of Thursday 23 June there was a fire outside the building that houses our Lower Hutt clinic. While there has not been any physical damage to our clinic space, nor significant damage to the building itself, there is some…
Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2022 which is now available for viewing and download.
COVID-19 – SCIP UPDATE This notice can be downloaded here From 11.59 pm Wednesday April 13 the country will move to ORANGE in the government’s Traffic Light Framework. The SCIP continues to operate in split teams to minimise risk to staff and patients while ensuring the service can continue in the event of a serious…
