title: A communication protocol to help patients with sensory impairment.
abstract: Patients with sight, hearing and speech impairment are entitled in law to equal access to health care according to the Disabilities Discrimination Act. More and more patients experience these problems as the population grows older. This paper reports on how a group of staff in one trust helped set up a protocol to ensure that this group's communication needs are tackled.
authors.affiliation: Plympton Hospital, Plympton.
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soltysiak
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Shea
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000451:nursing