## ## |Objecti|ves and|Activiti|es|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||SORP reference|| |Summary|ofthe purposes of||Para 1.17|'The relief ofpersons who are deaf or have| |the charity|as set out|in its||hearing loss and are cochlear implantees
and| |governing|document|||their families, through
in particular,
but not| |||||limited to, the provision ofeducation
and| |||||information,
support, recreation
and leisure| |||||activities,
in order to improve their conditions of| |||||life'.| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those|||Para 1.17and
1.19|| |purposes
benefit,
in|for the public
particular,
the|||We organise events for members throughout
the North West region. These include trips to| |activities,|projects or|services||public exhibitions,
galleries, museums
and other| |identNed|in the accounts.|||public places, conferences where speakers| |||||updated
members
on developments
in implant| |||||technology
and communications
support and| |||||meeting for meals including the annual| |||||Christmas
lunch.| |||||All ofthese activities are to allow members to| |||||improve their ability to hear with their Cochlear| |||||implants,
in an environment
where others with| |||||implants
could support their progress.| |Statement|confirming||Para 1.18|| |whether the trustees||have||| |had regard tothe guidance||||The trustees have had regard tothe guidance| |issued by|the Charity|||issues by the Charity Commission
on public| |Commission
on public||||benefit.| |benefit||||| ||||||We make no social investments|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Para 1.38||| |Policy on|social investment|||||| |including|program||related|||| |investment||||||| ||||||We have no volunteers|| |||||Para 1.38||| |Contribution||made|by|||| |volunteers||||||| ||||||The charity works closely with the Manchester|| |Other|||||Implant centre, based at the Manchester
Royal|| ||||||Infirmary
and support the hospitals|| ||||||rehabilitation
process ofnew patients|in various| ||||||ways.|| ||||||We have provided
volunteers totake part in|| ||||||research to help improve the quality ofthe|| ||||||Cochlear Implant devices.|| ||||||We have worked with MRI Implant team,|| ||||||providing
help and assistance with pre|and post| ||||||implant patients atthe hospital.|| ||||||The social activities we have organised,|have| ||||||helped to give confidence to new patients which|| ||||||in turn has helped them deal with the|isolation| ||||||that deafness causes.|| ||||||We continue to produce a quarterly
magazine,|| ||||||which has news on cochlear implant|| ||||||developments
from around the world,|articles| ||||||about our activities and news about legislation.|| ||||||This isdistributed
free to all members|and also is| ||||||available to healthcare
professionals
and the|| ||||||wider public on afree subscription
basis.|| ## |Achiev|ements
and Pe|rformance|| |---|---|---|---| |||SORP reference|| ||||Our range ofassistance
provided
by charity| ||||members to local hospitals
including| ||||Manchester
Royal Infirmary
and Tameside| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances
ofits||Para 1.20|Hospital where we help deaf and hard ofhearing
patients on the ward and carry out Oeaf
Awareness
sessions for new hospital staff
studying for their Care Certificate.| |beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|||Our activities in 2021have been severely
curtailed due tothe pandemic.
However we are
investigating
the use ofvideo conferencing| ||||technology to assist MRI in providing
assistance| ||||to patients with Implant accessories and we| ||||continue to explore ways ofusing this to help| ||||support members aswe emerge from the| ||||pandemic.| ||||We look forward to reintroducing
physical| ||||support meetings as soon as conditions
allow.| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)|| |---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to indude||further statements|where relevant aboQ:| |Achievements
against||Para 1.41|| |objectives set|||| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives||Para 1.41|| |set|||| |investment
performance||Para 1.41|| |against objectives|||| |Other|||| ## |Financial Review|||| |---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|| |financial
position at the end|||| |ofthe
riod|||| |Statement
explaining
the||Para 1.22|The charity has no reserves policy| |policy for holding reserves|||| |statin
wh
the
areheld|||| |Amount ofreserves held||Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22|| |reserves|||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24|| |deficit|||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.23|| |uncertainties
about the|||| |charity continuing asa going|||| ## |The charity's
principal
sources of f'unds (induding|Para 1.47| |---|---| |any fundraising)|| |Investment
policy and
objectives including
any|Para 1.46| |social investment
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