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Audiology: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a community-based audiology service for adults to improve access to assessment and treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 4 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 9 Mar 2026
Answer: 12 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a community-based audiology service for adults to improve access to assessment and treatment.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
Community health services are a fundamental part of the health and care system and an essential building block in developing a neighbourhood health service. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of community hea...

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