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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 17 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 July 2017. It was answered by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Paediatrics: Audiology

Question

Her Majesty's Government when NHS England plans to produce a commissioning specification for Specialist Audiology Services used by children and commissioned directly by NHS England.

Answer

NHS England has produced the following service specifications for audiology services that it commissions, which apply to all ages and sit in the Trauma Programme of Care (Specialised Ear and Ophthalmology Services):

- Specialised Ear Surgery: Cochlear Implants (All Ages); and

- Implantable Hearing Aids for Microtia, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids and Middle Ear Implants (All Ages).

Copies of these service specifications are attached.

NHS England has no plans to publish further service specifications for specialist audiology services used by children.

NHS England has also published commissioning policies for the following services that are available for children:

- Auditory brainstem implant with congential abnomalities of the auditory nerves of cochleae;

- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids; and

- Bone conducting hearing implants for hearing loss (all ages).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL892
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Implantable Hearing Aids service specification; Specialised Ear Surgery service specification
Subjects
Contracts for services Paediatrics Audiology
Link
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