Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18747

Audiology: Standards

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on innovative models of audiology care, including community-based and digitally enabled services

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department has not made a formal assessment of the impact of a modern service framework (MSF) for hearing health on variation in access to audiology and ear wax removal services between integrated care boards (ICBs). The Government's 10-Year Health Pl...

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