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Hearing Impaired: Health Services

Commons · Question 18748 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on variation in access to (a) audiology and (b) ear wax removal services between Integrated Care

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Jul 2026

The Department has not made a formal assessment of the impact of a modern service framework (MSF) for hearing health on variation in access to audiology and ear wax removal services between integrated care boards (ICBs). The Government's 10-Year Health Pl...