Publication - Independent report

Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland

Published: 25 August 2023
From: Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, +2 more … First Minister, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
Directorate: Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, +9 more … Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate, Children and Families Directorate, Early Learning and Childcare Directorate, Health Workforce Directorate, Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate, Mental Health Directorate, Population Health Directorate, Primary Care Directorate, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Part of: Children and families, Health and social care
ISBN: 9781805258315

Review report and recommendations from the Independent Review of Audiology Services in NHS Scotland. The Review was announced by the Scottish Government in January 2022 in the context of failings in the standards of care provided in the NHS Lothian Paediatrics Services.

Supporting documents

References

1 National Audiology Review Group

2 ALLIANCE report

3 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (2029) Year 2019 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs

4 Scottish Government (2014) See Hear: A Strategic Framework for Meeting the Needs of People with Sensory Impairment in Scotland

5 Royal National Institute Deaf - Hearing Matters Scotland 2020

6 Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (2021) Lothian NHS Board – Acute Division

7 Audiology professionals in NHS SCOTLAND: perspectives on service provision (baaudiology.org).

8 NHS Scotland (2009) Quality Standards for Paediatric Audiology Services

9 NHS Scotland (2009) Quality Standards for Adult Hearing Rehabilitation Services

10 Davis, A, Evans, M, Martin, M & Orton, L 2007, Clinical Audit of NHS Audiology Services in Scotland. Audiology Modernisation Clinical Audit , The Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

11. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Scotland – NHS National Services Scotland Internal Review Report, Feb 2021: Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Programmes.

12. Hearing Impairment Network for Children & Young People (HINCYP) – National Managed Clinical Network (scot.nhs.uk)

13 Hearing Impairment Network for Scotland (2020) Annual Report 2019/2020 and Hearing Impairment Network for Scotland (2020) Annual Report 2020/2021

14 NHS Scotland (undated) “Once for Scotland” Workforce Policies

15 United Kingdom Accreditation Service

16 Healthcare Science Cymru

17 NHS England Healthcare Science Leads

18 NHS NSS Workforce Report for Clinical Physiology 2022

19 University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) Healthcare Science and Audiology courses

20 NES Healthcare Science assurance of training

21 British Academy of Audiology (undated) Higher Training Scheme (HTS)

22 British Society of Audiology - Resources page

23 NHS Education for Scotland (2023) Leading to Change