Welcome to the British Cochlear Implant Group

BCIG is a unique group of health care professionals and other interested parties in cochlear implant provision in the UK. The BCIG believes that if a patient meets the criteria for a cochlear implant as specified in the NICE Guidance, funding for that treatment must be provided by the appropriate healthcare commissioning body following a positive assessment by the specialist cochlear implant centre.

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***BCIG Webinar Series 2025***

Development of a multi-disciplinary clinic for patients with additional needs - Wednesday 12th November 2025 at 1PM  

Unfortunately. today's webinar experienced technical problems and was unable to take place - apologies.  A new date will be organised ASAP.

November's webinar will be  Development of a multi-disciplinary clinic for patients with additional needs with Shanelle Canavan and Kirsty Waite from the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Presenters:
Kirsty Waite – Kirsty is a Specialist Audiologist working at the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service, she has worked in the field of Audiology for over 20 years and moved into the world of cochlear implants 7 years ago. Kirsty works in both the paediatric and adult team with a specialist interest in patients with additional need.
Sally Harman – Sally is a Clinical Scientist working at the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service, she has worked in cochlear implants for over 20 years and is an integral part of the paediatric team specialising in patients with additional needs
Julie Carter – Julie is a speech & language therapist at the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service in Bradford, providing listening rehabilitation to adults.
Samantha Hackett – Samantha is a rehabilitationist at the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service. She trained as a speech and language therapist and Sensory Integration practitioner and solely works with children from birth to 19 years old. She is also currently a member of the Sensory integration clinical excellence network committee.

The presentation will start at 1pm and will run for approximately 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions. 

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The NRHI is now LIVE for all CI Centres in England!!

      9th June: Newsflash- the NRHI is now LIVE for all CI Centres in England!!

      A huge thank you to all teams for entering your data, to improve safety and effectiveness for the patients in our care.  

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