Smoke Alarms for People with Hearing Impairment – LIFE Unlimited

With winter upon us and heaters and fires blazing, it’s an appropriate time to share some information about specialised smoke alarms for people with a hearing impairment. All conventional smoke alarms in NZ emit a high pitched sound which can be difficult for people with age or noise related hearing loss to hear, especially when…

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SCIP Webinar Series – Now Available on Zoom!

In 2020 the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) had planned to provide a series of professional seminars in our main regional centres. The aim of these seminars was to keep people up to date with developments in the programme, and to find out more about cochlear implants and what they can do for your patients.…

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COVID-19 – SCIP Update – Level 2 Alert

A copy of this notice can be downloaded here. This sheet provides advice about the services the SCIP will be providing at Alert Level 2. Although we will officially be in Level 2 from Thursday the 14th of May, we won’t start seeing patients until Monday 18th May and both clinics will still be closed…

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COVID-19 – SCIP Update – Level 3 Alert

A copy of this notice can be downloaded here. Alert Level 3 At 11.59 pm on Monday 27 April New Zealand will move back to Alert Level 3 – Restrict. Alert Level 3 will be in place for a minimum of 2 weeks and will be reviewed by the government no earlier than 11 May.…

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COVID-19 – SCIP Remote Care during Level 4

SCIP and Remote Care durng COVID-19 Level 4 (This News item is available as a PDF downloadable from here). While the country is at Level 4 Alert in the COVID-19 pandemic, the SCIP is only able to provide emergency services. Details of the services we can provide are listed on the banner at the top…

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COVID-19 – SCIP Update – Level 4 Alert

The situation with COVID-19 is changing rapidly and the Government has announced measures to help slow the spread of the disease; https://covid19.govt.nz/government-actions/covid-19-alert-system/ On March 25 New Zealand will move to Alert Level 4. This alert will be in place for a minimum 4 weeks. As a Ministry of Health funded programme the SCIP is considered…

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