Richmond Children’s Hearing Services Working Group 2016 Annual Report The Richmond CHSWG is a multi-agency group made up of parents and professionals working to improve provision for children and young people with hearing loss in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. The CHSWG meets 3-4 times per year, with representatives from health, education, social care, voluntary sector and parents of hearing impaired children attending. During the past year we have met regularly as a group to work on improving and integrating services to hearing impaired children. In addition, members of the team have reported on their efforts to improve specific areas of their own practice. Some of the work ran throughout the year. We have been pleased to see good achievements result from these sustained efforts. Some of the larger projects we contributed to this year are these: The Parent Handbook The Parent Handbook was a CHSWG project initiated by Pediatric Audiology and then carried through by parent reps in conjunction with the CHSWG membership. At our July 2015 meeting CHSWG formulated a strategy for getting a Parent Information Pack (now renamed Parent Handbook) published. At the October 2015 and February 2016 meetings we discussed and advised on the draft Parent Handbook content. NHS Patient Information Officer Sabrina Nelson agreed to help with the book and organize the printing. Geeta Ubhayakar at Pediatric Audiology found a budget for this. All members reviewed content and offered suggestions related to their areas. Parent representatives Ellen Purton and Nicola Staines collected views and amendments and incorporated them into the book after both meetings. At the May meeting, the Parent Handbook content was approved. Plans were made to offer some of the content to other boroughs and to make an abbreviated version for glue ear patients. Sabrina Nelson gave a print deadline and the final components for parent reps to add were agreed. CHSWG also discussed how to distribute the book, including putting an electronic version on the Local Offer and Pediatric Audiology websites. We are happy to report that the Parent Handbook has now been printed and is being distributed to parents in hardcopy through audiology and other services.
Richmond Children’s Hearing Services Working Group 2016 Annual Report The Richmond CHSWG is a multi-agency group made up of parents and professionals working to improve provision for children and young people with hearing loss in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. The CHSWG meets 3-4 times per year, with representatives from health, education, social care, voluntary sector and parents of hearing impaired children attending. During the past year we have met regularly as a group to work on improving and integrating services to hearing impaired children. In addition, members of the team have reported on their efforts to improve specific areas of their own practice. Some of the work ran throughout the year. We have been pleased to see good achievements result from these sustained efforts. Some of the larger projects we contributed to this year are these: The Parent Handbook The Parent Handbook was a CHSWG project initiated by Pediatric Audiology and then carried through by parent reps in conjunction with the CHSWG membership. At our July 2015 meeting CHSWG formulated a strategy for getting a Parent Information Pack (now renamed Parent Handbook) published. At the October 2015 and February 2016 meetings we discussed and advised on the draft Parent Handbook content. NHS Patient Information Officer Sabrina Nelson agreed to help with the book and organize the printing. Geeta Ubhayakar at Pediatric Audiology found a budget for this. All members reviewed content and offered suggestions related to their areas. Parent representatives Ellen Purton and Nicola Staines collected views and amendments and incorporated them into the book after both meetings. At the May meeting, the Parent Handbook content was approved. Plans were made to offer some of the content to other boroughs and to make an abbreviated version for glue ear patients. Sabrina Nelson gave a print deadline and the final components for parent reps to add were agreed. CHSWG also discussed how to distribute the book, including putting an electronic version on the Local Offer and Pediatric Audiology websites. We are happy to report that the Parent Handbook has now been printed and is being distributed to parents in hardcopy through audiology and other services.
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