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Hearing Aids

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    Policy Statement
  2. 2
    Definitions
  3. 3
    Scope
  4. 4
    Legal Context
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    Practice Guidance – General Personal Care
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    Nail Care
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    Contact Lenses and Spectacles
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    Dental Care
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    Hearing Aids
  13. 13
    Sanitary/Incontinence Protection
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    Contraceptive Devices
  1. 15
    Body Piercing
  2. 16
    Practice Guidance – Clinical Tasks
  3. 17
    Category 1 – Acceptable Tasks
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    Category 2 –Tasks that may be delegated by a health professional to the local authority
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    Category 3 Tasks – Not to be performed by adult social care staff in any circumstances
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    Emergency Procedures
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    Cardiac and Respiratory Resuscitation/DNR notices
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    Self-Directed care
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    Recording
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    Implementation
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    Monitoring and Review
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    Acknowledgements
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    Policy details

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12.     Hearing Aids

12.1    Once taught the proper technique by an appropriate person, staff may assist people to insert and adjust hearing aids.

12.2    Following training on the Sensory module organised by training section, staff may clean hearing aids.

Policy published: April 2010
Policy revised and checked: October 2011
Last reviewed:
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