Audiology: Children
Commons · Question 5964 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sharon Hodgson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help the NHS and local health services can maximise investment in (i) new-born hearing screening, (ii) cochlear implants, (iii) hearing aids and (iv) othe
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Oct 2024
National Health Service audiology services, including the provision of therapies for people with hearing loss, are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of people with hearing loss lies with local NHS commissioners.In July 201...