Information and resources for healthcare professionals
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If you’re supporting a child or adult who is deafblind or has complex needs, contact Sense’s specialist services team for support.
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Sense has 70 years of expertise in providing support to disabled people with complex needs, and we regularly conduct research into best practice for treatment and support.
The guides on this page provide healthcare professionals with information on syndromes, treatment techniques and in-hospital care.
Resources for healthcare professionals
CHARGE information pack
A comprehensive information pack about CHARGE syndrome.
Multi-sensory impaired children in hospital
Guidance on how to make the hospital stay less stressful for children with multi-sensory impairment.
Usher Syndrome information for healthcare professionals
An overview of Usher syndrome for healthcare professionals.
Congenital rubella
This guide covers what causes rubella, how it is spread, symptoms, treatment and the serious immediate effects on newborn children of congenital rubella syndrome and possible later complications.
Deafblindness
This guide covers the different types of deafblindness, its causes in newborn children and adults, diagnosis, signs of deafblindness, treating the underlying causes and managing the condition.