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Report on medical risks for VI patients

Summary

A newly-published report calls for better communication with visually impaired and hearing-impaired patients to make sure they can manage medical devices and prescription medicines safely. This article has been written by Heather and read by Amanda.

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Patient Safety Commissioner calls for changes to help people with vision loss or hearing loss
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Authors

  • Amanda Benzecry

    Amanda Benzecry graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Classics and, after abandoning plans to become a professional actress, her first career was in advertising. She worked for a number of leading international agencies. After an employment hiatus in order to bring up her two sons, Amanda returned to the workplace – as an Estate Agent. She has continued to act on an amateur basis with local drama groups and has performed across a variety of different theatrical genres, as well as in film and on radio. Amanda lives in southwest London and owns two Romanian rescue dogs, four cats and a variety of fish. She very much enjoys writing and reading - out loud!

  • Photograph of TNF Soundings Editor Heather

    Heather trained as a journalist on newspapers and worked as a reporter, sub editor and editor for more than a decade. She later switched sides to work in-house for a number of high profile public sector organisations, helping them communicate effectively with the public, stakeholders and Government Ministers.

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