Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18748

Hearing Impaired: Health Services

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal DemocratHarrogate 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 variation in access to (a) audiology and (b) ear wax removal services between Integrated Care

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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