Hard of Hearing

The Loop System

The loop system, for the deaf and hard of hearing, is currently available at the following establishments:

• Diabetes Centre
• Don Theatre (Fort Regent)
• Durrell Trust (Jersey Zoo)
• General Hospital
• Grouville Parish Hall
• Hearing Resource Centre
• HSBC Bank
• Jersey Airport
• Jersey Arts Centre
• Jersey Hospice
• Jersey Museum
• Jersey Tourism
• Living Legend
• Lloyds TSB
• Maritime Museum
• Masonic Temple
• Odeon 1 Cinema
• Opera House
• Salvation Army Citadel
• St Lawrence Parish Hall
• States Chambers
• Town Hall

Island churches offering the loop system are:

• Baptist Church
• Bethlehem Methodist Church
• Communicare Centre
• Galaad Methodist
• Georgetown Methodist
• Gouray Church
• Grouville Parish Church
• Kingdom Hall
• Sacred Heart
• St Andrew's Church
• St Aubin
• St Brelade's Parish Church
• St John's Parish
• St Luke's
• St Martin Roman Catholic
• St Mary's & St Peter's
• St Matthew's Glass Church
• St Ouen's Parish
• St Paul's
• St Peter's Parish
• St Saviour's Parish
• Tesson Chapel
• Town Church
• United Reform

Hearing aids

Hearing aid batteries are available from the Gwyneth Huelin Ward of the General Hospital. There is a small charge of £1.00 for six batteries. The receptionist on the ward has a full selection of all the NHS hearing aid batteries.

The General Hospital can be contacted on +44 (0)1534 442000.

Hearing Resource Centre

The Hearing Resource Centre has been established as a drop-in centre for the deaf and hard of hearing, and is open Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. It provides new hearing aid batteries, retubing or referral to the Hospital's Audiology Department.

The Hard of Hearing and Deaf Society Social Groups meet at the Centre on Thursdays, between 10am and 12 noon and also between 7pm and 11pm.

The Hearing Resource Centre's address is:

Overdale Hospital
Westmount
St Helier
Tel: +44 (0)1534 443030
Website: http://www.gov.je/health

There is also a Deaf Club at Jersey Arts Centre, which meets from 8pm to 11pm on Wednesdays. Also at the Arts Centre, a British Sign Language (BSL) evening takes place between 7.30pm and 11pm on the last Thursday of every month.