Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 17 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Cochlear Implants
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adults have received cochlear implants in each of the last 3 years.
- Answer
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The Department does not hold data on the number of people aged under or over 18 years old who have received cochlear implants in the last three years. However, the Hospital Episode Statistics provide a count of finished consultant episodes where there was any procedure of “cochlear implant”. The following table shows the count of finished consultant episodes where there was any procedure of “cochlear implant” for 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25, broken down by age group:
Age group
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Zero to 17 year olds
444
455
469
18 and over
767
923
889
Unknown
5
5
5
Total
1,216
1,383
1,363
This data reflects the number of procedures, as individuals may have multiple admissions for the same procedure within a given period.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 91346
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Cochlear implants
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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