WEDNESDAY, 23 JANUARY, 2019

For immediate release:

New service for hearing aid users in Angus

The NHS volunteer run service which helps hearing aid users is now also available in Monifieth.

The free drop-in re-tubing clinic and replacement battery insertion service is now being delivered in Monifieth, in addition to Kirriemuir, Arbroath, Montrose and Forfar. The new service will be available at Monifieth Library from Thursday, 31 January. These drop-in clinics are part of a Tayside-wide service which is delivered by specially trained NHS Hearing Aid Support volunteers.

The volunteers have been trained by NHS Tayside’s Audiology Service and they can renew the tubing in ear moulds and replace batteries for NHS hearing aid users. Unfortunately volunteers are unable to re-tube open fit aids which have the thin wire with the tip in ear.

It is important that hearing aid users bring along their yellow book as this is required to receive new batteries. Replacement batteries are now also available from all Angus libraries.

Samantha Batty, Head of Service NHS Tayside Audiology and Balance Service, said, “We are very pleased that we have dedicated volunteers who have taken on this role with the support from the NHS Tayside’s audiology team.

“Hearing aid users have found it helpful that we have drop-in clinics at various locations across the county, and we are pleased that we can now also offer this service in Monifieth.”

Angus Drop-in clinics for the re-tubing of mould type hearing aids and replacement battery service are being held at:

Monifieth Library, on the last Thursday of every month, 10am – 12 noon.

Kirriemuir Health Centre, on the first Wednesday of every month, 2 – 4pm.

Abbey Health Centre, Arbroath, weekly on Thursdays, 2 - 4pm.

Links Health Centre, Montrose, on the second and fourth Friday of every month, 10am – 12 noon.

Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre, Forfar, weekly on Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon

and Thursdays 2 - 4pm.

For more information about this service contact the Audiology Department at Kings Cross Health & Community Care Centre, Clepington Road, Dundee by emailing audiologydundee.tayside@nhs.net or call 01382 596965 or send a TEXT to 07833046858.

Contact:

Carin Pettersson

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 740716