Paediatrics: Audiology

(asked on 15th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS Trusts have gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services.


Answered by
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David Mowat
This question was answered on 22nd November 2016

NHS England does not hold information on which NHS trusts provide both adult and paediatric audiology services.

As of 1 November 2016, NHS trusts with Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation of adult audiology services are:

- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

- Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust

- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

As of 1 November 2016, the following NHS trusts have gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services:

- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

- South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

- University Hospitals South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

- Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust

- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust

- Hearing Services - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

In addition Chime Social Enterprise Community Interest Company, as a significant NHS provider, has gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services.

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