§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the data collated centrally by his Department concerning adult audiology and hearing aid services; [51420]
(2) what performance indicators his Department (a) has used and (b) proposes to use for the providers of adult hearing aid services. [51408]
§ Mr. MilburnThe Department does not collect specific information about adult audiology and hearing aid services, although some data are available about Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services which will include adult and paediatric audiology data.
Information on the number of ENT outpatient attendances, broken down by clinical speciality, is contained in "Outpatients and Ward Attenders, England", copies of which are available in the Library.
Information on the number of ENT day case and ordinary admissions by clinical specialty is contained in "Ordinary and Day Case Admissions for England", copies of which are also available in the Library.
There are no national performance indicators for adult hearing aid services.