§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) at how many hospitals in the United Kingdom National Health Service behind-the-ear hearing aids are prescribed and fitted;
(2) how many different specifications of behind-the-ear hearing aids are currently available on the National Health Service; what is her estimate of the percentage of people from whom a National Health Service hearing aid is adequate; what action she is taking to increase the range available; and if she will make a statement;
(3) what is the average length of time in each regional health authority that a
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§ Dr. OwenAt 30th September 1974, the latest date for which figures are available, there were in England 336 ENT consultants and 325 physiological measurement technicians (audiology) working in the National Health Service.