Deafness and tinnitus research charities merge
Howard Lake | 15 February 2008 | News
Deafness Research UK and Action for Tinnitus Research have merged from the beginning of this year.
Action for Tinnitus will still exist as a brand and will have its own dedicated phone line, but will now operate as one of the Deafness Research UK’s ‘family’ of charities.
Deafness Research UK’s chief executive Vivienne Michael said: Action for Tinnitus Research has an army of passionate supporters and Deafness Research UK has unsurpassed access to research expertise and a track record of supporting high quality, high impact research. We realised that, by combining our resources, we could make a real difference to the quality and quantity of tinnitus research being carried out in the UK, and radically improve the quality of service offered to tinnitus sufferers.”
ATR will now be based in London and its Nottingham office will close. Apart from major research programmes, Deafness Research UK offers an information service which offers advice and support to tinnitus sufferers, a research advisory panel and access to some of the world’s leading tinnitus scientists and doctors.
The merger will mean that there is now a single, dedicated national research effort and support network aimed at funding research to better understand tinnitus. It will mean increased quality and quantity of research programmes, more scientific and focused monitoring and evaluation of research programmes and increased leverage to attract further funding for tinnitus research.
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