Deafness and hearing loss toolkit
Guidance for GPs on the care of patients dealing with deafness and hearing loss.
GPVTS Teaching and Curriculum
Powerpoint to present at your VTS scheme
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Download Deafness and Hearing Loss in Primary Care presentation (2,121 KB PDF)
Examples of regional GPVTS teaching around Deafness and hearing loss
- “We have run ENT mornings, part of which deals with hearing loss and reading audiograms”
- “We arranged for the RNID to send one of their hearing-impaired trainers to come and lead a session for us - it was very professional and impactful”
- “Sign language session; session from GP with special interest in ENT covering some aspects of hearing loss”
- “Sessions on dizziness, neuro-otology, general ENT, hearing protection/UK noise protection regulations”
- “We have had a session on disability that included how to adapt consulting for patients with deafness. We plan a session next year with a patient and a local charity specifically focussing on sensory impairments”
- “Session on sensory deprivation in the elderly which included hearing loss and was presented by one of our ST1 to our trainees”
- “Veterans - we have compassion cases where we may role play a person with hearing difficulties and the challenges it poses in a consultation”
- “Talks from ENT include section on H-L”
- “performing arts medicine - which covers noise-related hearing loss”