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Written question asked by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Monday, 24 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 March 2003. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 3 March 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the savings to be had by patients requiring digital hearing aids if registered hearing aid dispensers were enabled to access the NHS hearing aid contract; and if he will make a statement; when the evaluation of pilot projects in Shrewsbury and Leeds to examine the role that the private sector may play in supporting the modernisation of NHS hearing aid service will be completed; and if he will make a statement; what plans there are to train registered hearing aid dispensers to NHS standards so that they can access the NHS hearing aid contract; and if he will make a statement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
400 c885-6W;400 c876-7W; 99660;99661;99662
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Contracts Digital technology Hearing impairment Hearing aids Leeds Private sector Pilot schemes Modernisation Training Shrewsbury
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk