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Audiology: Doncaster

Asked by Sally JamesonLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7040

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for audiology appointments in Doncaster Central constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board has advised that Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is temporarily adjusting its Adult and Children Audiology services to enable the trust to make key improvements to its information technology systems and clinical spaces. During this time, the trust has advised that urgent cases will be prioritised, with collaboration from neighbouring providers in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and essential services like hearing aid repairs, tinnitus clinics, and certain diagnostic tests such as Auditory Brainstem Response will still be provided. The trust has advised that full services are expected to resume early in the new year.

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