Following briefings about Learning Disabilities and Learning Difficulties and Learning Disabilities: Communication and Behaviours that Challenge, Oldham Safeguarding Adults Board (OSAB) are pleased to share the next 7-Minute Briefing in a series focused on supporting people with a range of access needs. The new briefing is all about supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

The briefing defines deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus; explains the importance of providing support including ensuring effective communication and accessible environments; and provides some safeguarding considerations and details about where further information and support can be obtained for people.

7-Minute Briefings are based on research which suggests that seven minutes is an ideal time span in which to concentrate and learn. Learning for 7 minutes is manageable in most services and often more memorable as it is necessarily brief and not clouded by other issues and pressures. These short, safeguarding snapshots can be a helpful way to support team learning. Please discuss this briefing within your teams, complete the OSAB 7-Minute Briefing Team Discussion Feedback Form to record and evidence how you have used the briefing and send a copy to OSAB.

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OSAB 7-Minute Briefing - Supporting People who are Deaf, have Hearing Loss or Tinnitus.pdf

OSAB regularly produces briefings to support professional safeguarding practice. Each briefing covers an area of practice, a summary of key research or guidance or learning from audits and serious cases. These briefings are produced to raise awareness and to promote reflective discussions amongst practitioners within Oldham partner agencies and can be found on the ‘Briefings’ page of the OSAB website.