Written questions

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...