University partnership supports charity’s award success

A charity which provides psychological therapy for deaf people has won a national award, after a successful partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) helped it to increase access to mental healthcare.

The charity worked in partnership with UCLan as part of a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) which helps organisations increase productivity and performance.

As part of the project, the University recruited Celia Hulme, who was an integral part of supporting SignHealth to achieve its objectives and create new initiatives, such as a digital service which will enable users to receive therapy online.

During the two year project, Celia completed a Masters of Science by Research and will graduate from the University in December.

“There were several objectives we wanted to achieve and the KTP provided the facilities and resources to do this. We’re now building on this good work and continuing our commitment to increasing healthcare services for the deaf community.” Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a UK wide programme, part funded by the Government, which helps businesses and organisations meet core strategic needs to enable growth.