Audiology: Children
Commons · Question 9230 · Tabled 15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to (a) Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf children whose families want them to learn to listen and speak and (b) other early and effective support to develo
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Oct 2024
NHS Audiology services, including support for non-hearing children, are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners.NHS England is supporting the integrat...