Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5962

Audiology: Children

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of (a) Auditory Verbal therapy and (b) other support available for deaf (i) babies and (ii) children to develop language and commu

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

NHS Audiology services are locally commissioned and the responsibility for meeting the needs of children with hearing loss lies with local National Health Service commissioners. NHS England is supporting integrated care boards (ICBs) to make informed deci...

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