Question follow-through · 67478

Hearing Impairment: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the adequacy of waiting times for audiology appointments in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the adequacy of waiting times for audiology appointments in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We do not hold specific data on audiology waiting lists in the Stockport constituency, Greater Manchester, or nationally.In May 2025, the waiting list for Ear, Nose and Throat, which includes audiology appointments, stood at 4,492 in the Stockport NHS Fou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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