Eastbourne, East Sussex has been chosen as the location for the 3rd International Loop Conference, which will be held in the autumn 2013. The conference will bring together hard of hearing and deafened organisations and commercial bodies from across the world. Hearing Link is at the heart of organising this important and world-renown conference. Flame […]

Flame Health Hearing Care believes that the advances in technology that help people with hearing problems is astounding. There is now an SMS service for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired. This is a UK service that allows people to send a SMS text message to 999, where it is passed […]

This is great news from Apple. Their Apple iOS 6 will bring compatibility to hearing aids. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a pair of Apple inventions outlining two iDevice-driven hearing assistance systems the company may implement in the near future. In the first patent, Apple attempts to solve the problems some […]

Researchers at The University of Leicester have shown for the first time that you can damage the coating of nerve cells by turning the volume up too high on headphone. Resulting in temporary deafness. People may think that they already know this however, the University study is the first of its kind to show the […]

Nominations are now open for the RCN awards! Do you know anyone who has made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of nursing and/or health care or to the Royal College of Nursing? For your nomination to be considered at December’s panel meeting, you must return your nomination forms by Wednesday 31 October. Complete an […]

The Audit Commission has revealed that over £300 million could be spent on direct care for older people if councils reduced their expenditure on social care assessments. The number and cost of assessments and reviews have increased significantly in recent years, partly due to changes in policy including the move towards personalisation of care, but […]

A recent survey conducted by the Alzheimer’s Society and a leading care provider estimates that at least 40% of people in the UK are unsure on how to care for a family member who develops symptoms of dementia. Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, Jeremy Hughes, wants to make help and support readily available for […]

The Optometry team at Flame Health would like to congratulate all 287 pre reg practitioners who passed their OSCE to become fully qualified Optometrists! The pass rate is 5% up on last year. Flame Health Optometry have newly qualified Optometrist vacancies available. Get in contact today to discuss your requirements. Register your details at My […]

Flame Health are shocked to hear that more than half of PCTs are denying patients access to cataract surgery unless their visual acuity falls below a certain level. Optical bodies have issued a joint warning expressing their concern over this. President of the College of Ophthalmologists, Professor Harminder Dua, said: “We strongly advise that it […]

A leading optical multiple is recommending that older members of the public get their eyes testing more frequently. This comes after a 67 year old man was diagnosed with a tumour, potentially saving his life after a routine check up. As an optometrist do you find that there is a decline in older patients within […]

Flame Health were shocked to hear about a woman who lost her sight in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis. From this The BCLA has issued advice on swimming with contact lenses. They have recommended that regular swimmers talk to their Optometrist about being fitted with daily disposable lenses for use with goggles whilst swimming. […]

Flame Health would like to acknowledge the work that has been undertaken by a Canadian study published online in Arthritis Care and Research. Community pharmacists can identify patients with previously undiagnosed osteoarthritis of the knee, and be the catalyst for improving their quality of care as part of a multidisciplinary team in the community, according […]

Flame Health are happy to hear that from November, South London Community Pharmacists will have access to a free online tool to help support diabetes self management. The programme will test pharmacists’ knowledge of diabetes and signpost them to sources for further reading if necessary Flame Health think that this a great idea. With diabetes […]

Pharmacy professionals have until October 31st to renew their GPHC registration. As a reminder the GPHC is writing to more that 50,000 Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians. Most will have to renew their registration by October 31st, two months ahead of their registration expiry date on December 31st. Those who fail to renew by the deadline […]

The British Trade Association (BDTA) commissioned Bray Leino, one of the UK’s leading market research companies within healthcare to conduct a new dental survey. They found out that out of 1,500 members of the public, 20% are ‘warm’ to a variety of elective treatments. It also found that patients would welcome the opportunity to spend […]