What does the Sensory Impairment Team do?
- The Sensory Impairment Team (SIT) helps people who have problems with their sight or hearing. They are experts in helping with vision, hearing, or both. The team works to support people, helping them to stay independent and feel well. To refer yourself, contact Access Harrow on 0208 901 2680. You can email them at AHadults@harrow.gov.uk.
Dual sensory loss service
This service has a specialist officer for the deafblind. They assess and review services for people with sight and hearing loss. Their aim is to increase independence for anyone with sight and hearing loss. It's for anyone living with sight and hearing loss in the London Borough of Harrow. You must have a medically diagnosed eye condition. Both eyes must have permanent, significant sight loss to meet our criteria.
You do not have to be registered as sight impaired or blind to receive a service. This does not include those whose sight is corrected by glasses or contact lenses.
If hearing loss significantly affects daily life, a hearing aid may help. This would be after an assessment by an audiologist. GPs can refer patients to the audiologist using the referral system.
Sight loss services
The SIT provides specialist support if you have registered sight loss. You must be a resident in Harrow. This includes the partially sighted, severely sight impaired, or blind. We also help people with significant sight loss who are not registered.
We help those with sight loss keep their independence. Following a home visit, we may provide:
- Guidance.
- Equipment.
- Counselling.
- Adaptations.
- Mobility training.
- Support with technology.
- A rehabilitation programme.
- Signposting to other departments or organisations.
We work with people with sight loss and their families. We aim for positive outcomes at a difficult, worrying time. We work with other departments. We must consider people's sight loss when care services are needed.
Hard of hearing service
The SIT provides equipment and advice for the hard of hearing. They support and guide users in registering. To receive this service, you must be a resident of Harrow.