Question follow-through · 10931

Audiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paediatric audiology departments there are in England; and how many of those meet the UK Accreditation Services Improving Quality in Physiological Services Accreditation standards.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 23 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2024
Answer: 31 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paediatric audiology departments there are in England; and how many of those meet the UK Accreditation Services Improving Quality in Physiological Services Accreditation standards.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2024
Answer published
There are 140 providers of audiology services for children in England. Currently, 30 providers meet the UK Accreditation Services Improving Quality in Physiological Services Accreditation standards. Two providers are pending re-instatement of accreditatio...

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