Social service support
These services are available for patients who are living independently and are deaf or have hearing impairment. Assistance is offered with telephones, text-phones and listening equipment, induction loops which work with your hearing aid, alarms, alarm clocks, doorbells and teletext adapters, smoke alarms etc.
The social services department you need to contact will depend on the borough you reside in. Contact your local council and ask to speak to the sensory support team or the person who works with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Royal Free London audiology department has direct links with some social services departments and referrals can be made to these departments in two ways:
Self-referral
If you think you require these services, please complete the relevant form and post to the relevant department.
- Barnet sensory needs service referral form
- Camden sensory needs service referral form
- City of Westminster social services referral form
- Enfield sensory needs service referral form
Referral from the audiology department
We will make the referral on your behalf, during your visit to the department.
Camden sensory needs service
Asif Iqbal, rehabilitation officer for deaf and hard of hearing people
Adult Social Care
Supporting People
London Borough of Camden
5 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
Direct telephone: 020 7974 2837
Fax: 020 7974 5822
asif.iqbal@camden.gov.uk
camden.gov.uk
City Of Westminster sensory needs service
Wayne Ryan, sensory impairment team community services (adults) manager
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham/Westminster
4th Floor 145 King Street
W6 9XY
Tel/voice: 020 8753 7474
Fax: 020 8753 5069
wayne.ryan@lbhf.gov.uk
Council contact details below to request a specialist assessment in relation to dual sensory impairment:
Westminster
Tel/voice: 020 7641 1444
Tel/voice: 020 7641 1175
Text messages: 07944 521615
Fax: 020 7641 5426
adultsocialcare@westminster.gov.uk
Barnet sensory needs service
Rena Mehmood, adult care officer
Social Care Direct
New Support and Customer Services Organisation
1255 High Road,
Barnet,
N20 0EJ.
Tel/voice: 020 8359 5000
socialcaredirect@barnet.gov.uk
Enfield sensory needs service
David Marke, senior sensory impairment officer
Sensory Impairment Team
The Villa,
St Michaels Site,
Gater Drive,
Enfield,
EN2 OJB
Access Service
Civic Centre (7th Floor)
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XY
Tel/voice: 020 8379 8098
david.marke@enfield.gov.uk
Tel/voice: 020 8379 1001
adultsocialcare@enfield.gov.uk