Hearing Aids: Batteries
Commons · Question 13154 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the provision of rechargable hearing aids on the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 12 Nov 2024
In terms of the Department’s policy on rechargeable hearing aids on the National Health Service, audiology services are locally commissioned and as such the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing adults lies with local NHS commissioners. In J...