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Lord Kamall (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 29 January 2026

Debate

Battery Shortage for NHS Hearing Aids

Contribution

My Lords, in response to that previous answer from the Minister, I understand that, as a result of these shortages, some patients are being required to return to hospitals as frequently as once a week to obtain replacement batteries, while rationing their use in the meantime. Patients have also reported additional travel costs, and even hospital parking charges, because they are going more frequently to the hospital than they otherwise would. What steps is NHS England taking to mitigate these additional costs, particularly for those on lower incomes: for example, by offering, say, free temporary parking if they are going to the hospital only to pick up their batteries, or other mitigations that would help those people?

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