{"id":1846,"date":"2012-11-15T14:59:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1846"},"modified":"2012-11-15T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T14:59:02","slug":"veterans-in-wales-to-get-free-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/veterans-in-wales-to-get-free-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans in Wales to get free hearing aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans in south and west Wales with hearing problems are to be offered free hearing instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing Aid Solutions has teamed up with Help for Heroes (H4H) and Phonak &ndash; one of the world's leading manufacturers of hearing instruments &ndash; in order to offer ex-armed forces members state-of-the-art equipment for no charge, the Carmarthen Journal reports.<\/p>\n<p>Martyn Scott, who runs Hearing Aid Solutions, was in the RAF for nine years and so he understands some of the challenges that soldiers face after they are discharged.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It's a charity I am delighted to support and it's a privilege to have this opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of our brave servicemen and women,&quot; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Head of welfare at H4H Kathy Knell labelled the move a step in the right direction that will help out a lot of returning troops, as it will improve their quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801488780-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801488780\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new partnership will see veterans in south and west Wales offered free hearing aids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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