Hearing Aids
(asked on 27th May 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of hearing aids.
This question was answered on 3rd June 2015
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for the provision of conventional hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss within their local population. As with other services CCGs commission, they should take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant clinical guidance from appropriate national bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.