I begin my report by firstly clearing up the term regulation; in order to put things into perspective, a definition is required. The term 'Regulation': 'noun, rule or directive made and maintained by an authority’. 1
In my report I will try to explain how the profession; Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispensers are regulated, the main rules in accordance to regulation and how it affects you, as a student/applicant or a professional/registrant. Also I will briefly talk about other "bodies" involved with Audiology and how they differ between each other.
Firstly, in Great Britain, it is the HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council), who are currently responsible for 16 autonomous professions including Audiologists/ Hearing Aid Dispensers and many others. Regulation from the HCPC ensures that standards are set, enabling an efficient healthcare service that abides by the requirements set by the HCPC. Also set by the HCPC are standards of conduct, performance and ethics. This is done by maintaining health, wellbeing and safety of patients, by endorsing standards and gaining necessary trust of the public in relation to Audiology and those availing themselves to Health & Care professionals.
In order to attain this bench mark, a number of rules have been applied and are standard procedures the HCPC specify for all Health & Care Professionals. In order to work with a protected title, one must register with the HCPC. Many checks are made by the ensuring the individual has complied with the specified standards :
Character: Applicant/Student: the character of every applicant must be checked, this ensures the applicant is able to work safely and efficiently. This also means action can take place if a registrant’s character begins to become somewh...
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Like I said before I was unaware deaf experienced audism. By educating others they will be more aware of this ongoing issue resulting in preventing audism from occurring. Another way to reduce audism is to spread the word to friends and family. Explain to them about this issue and have them spread the word as well. Lastly, if you see someone being an audist, kindly ask them to stop as well as explain to them about the damage they may inflicted on someone. This will be a learning experience for you as well as the other person
Technology nowadays is getting more and more dangerous, especially to our ears. Every day we are subjected to videos, text sounds, alert sounds, alarms, and anything else that may be of use in life. These sounds seem to be happening more often which is damaging our ears. There is a solution to this damage though, and that is cochlear implants. These implants will bypass the damaged part of your ear to give you a sense of sound that can be made very useful to the patient. This paper will look into how the ear works, how hearing loss happens, why these cochlear implants are a good solution, how these implants work, cost and ethics related to these implants, and what the future holds for them.
Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) (2008) (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010. Available at: http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/health_and_social_care_act_2008_regulated_activities.pdf Accessed on:
Public Expectations: In Health and Social Care, the public expects employees/workers to be caring, respectful towards the patients protected characteristics which means avoiding conflicts such as discrimination and inequality treatments. They should be able to protect personal information of the patients by following the 'Data protection and Confidentiality Act 1998'. They are expected to give good supportive advice towards their patients and employees to improve the quality of work and welfare benefits. They expect higher standards of care, detailed information about their treatment, communication and involvement in decisions making activities and also access to the latest treatments (Thekingsfund,
Specific Purpose: To help people to understand what Audism is and that the lack of an ability to hear does not mean they are incapable of performing tasks.
One of the significant current discussions in healthcare since the Francis Report, concerns the regulation and training of Healthcare Assistants. Healthcare Assistants (HCAs), also known as Healthcare Support Workers, work in a wide variety of healthcare settings from GP surgeries and clinics to acute hospital wards. There are 1.3 million of them working in front-line care roles in the UK (DoH, 2013). These workers are currently unregulated and at present there is no compulsory role-specific training. HCAs are legally permitted to carry out most clinical tasks of a Registered Nurse, however, there is no definitive list stating what tasks they can or cannot undertake. This paper will attempt to demonstrate that there is an urgent need for HCA regulation and standardised training. It has been divided into four parts. The first part deals with the arguments for HCA regulation, the second with the hurdles that regulation would bring and the last part will attempt to draw some concussions and recommendations.
Deaf people make unique population in the world today but unfortunately, deaf population may extinct due to widespread use of bionic ears, which is cochlear implant. Cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or hard of hearing. The cochlear implant controversy therefore involve questions about allowing cochlear implant for newborn to ten years old or does the cochlear implant pose a serious threat to deaf community or why wouldn’t a deaf person want to become hearing and forth on. It is harmful both to individual health and the deaf community.
Hearing loss can affect a child dramatically in their early development. It is important to be aware and cautious of noticing signs towards possible hearing loss, because language and communication skills deve...
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Hearing loss is a major global public health issue. Hearnet (2017) defines hearing loss as “a disability that occurs when one or more parts of the ear and/or the parts of the brain that make up the hearing pathway do not function normally” (para. 1). There are many different types of hearing loss, which can have multiple causes, giving each individual experiencing the issue a unique hearing loss case. These types include Auditory Processing Disorders, when the brain has problems processing sound information; Conductive Hearing Loss, a problem with the outer or middle ear which prevents sound making its way to the inner ear; and Sensorineural Hearing Loss, when the Cochlea or auditory nerve is damaged and cannot
Healthcare professionals: Seek the beneficence and nonmaleficence of the patient by giving them truthful and accurate documented services and charging fair legal rates according to standard industry protocols that are reproducible, verifiable, and truthful for the services
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On the other hand, the Kendall Support Services Team (2003) indicates that FM hearing aids allow children to hear at the same volume regardless of where they are seated. In fact, FM systems may cover over 100 feet and are portable (Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing). These systems require teachers to wear microphones and students to wear special hearing aids (Kendall Support Services Team, 2003). Similarly, soundfield systems amplify the instructor’s voice, not only for the deaf students, but for the w...
Living in a world with no sound whatsoever is a reality to millions of people worldwide, regardless of age, race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Approximately 5% or 360 million people of the world’s population have deafness or hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization. Deafness can be either acquired or congenital depending on several factors, including genetics and health of the individual. Congenital deafness is the loss of hearing present at birth. Being born deaf has many consequences, both positive and negative. According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, over 50% of congenital deafness is due to hereditary and genetic issues. However, non-genetic factors can cause deafness in an individual at birth as well. Disease and illness while in utero of either the mother or child can cause the child to become deaf...