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School Hearing Tests – Why Are They Important?
The impact of hearing loss in children is much more than simply losing the ability to hear…
How Frequently Should Children’s Health Be Screened In Schools?
The importance of regular health screening in schools cannot be understated. Countries vary in ages where checks…
Are Paper Parental Immunisation Consents A Thing Of The Past?
The simple answer is yes… and if they are not, they should be; especially in current times,…
School vision screening can change a child’s life
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Barcode Reader Supports Accurate Data Entry and Reporting in SchoolScreener Imms
Barcode readers are supplied as standard with SchoolScreener® Imms. Accurate entry ensures effective management and reporting of…
SchoolScreener Imms – Ensure Nobody’s Missed Out
SchoolScreener® Imms, our immunization module, has been developed to make it easier to keep track of each…
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Why Do We Calculate BMI for Children?
BMI for children is an important indicator of overall health, especially in the face of increased child…
Parental Consent No Longer Required for NCMP
From now, parental consent is no longer required for the NCMP. This is the most of important…
45 Languages!
The SchoolScreener® applications are now available in 45 languages Many of these languages are presented as alternatives for…
Assessment of computer generated vision charts
Below is the abstract from this paper, published in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 32 (2009) 133-140.…
World Sight Day, 11th October 2018
World Sight Day is a global event held every year to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment.…
Bradford study explores effects of reduced vision on children’s literacy – Telegraph and Argus Article 10 July 2018
The following article was published in the Telegraph and Argus on 10th July 2018. It concerns the important…
Case Study: London Borough of Barnet
Use in the London Borough of Barnet of software to manage the screening of children for vision…
Morphological Processing in Children with Phonological Difficulties
Executive Summary Professor Julia Carroll & Dr. Helen Breadmore October 2017 Read the Executive Summary below, or download …
Development of a School Entry Hearing Screening [SEHS] system: SchoolScreener
Dr. Sebastian Hendricks Background: Our established national newborn hearing screening is well respected and has led…
Sound and Vision: The Journal of School and Public Health Nursing, July 2013
The SchoolScreener® system is an innovative new way for school nurses to carry out vision and hearing tests.…
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