Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered am ar 22 Hydref 2019.
Jon Ashworth
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients waited more than six weeks for (a) an initial NHS hearing assessment and (b) a follow-up NHS hearing aid assessment in each of the last five years.
Caroline Dinenage
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
A monthly collection of waiting times for National Health Service audiology assessments is available on the NHS England website, which records the number of people waiting for more than six weeks at the end of each month. The monthly data is attached. The data includes waiting times for a first assessment or subsequent reassessment. The data is not broken down by type of assessment.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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