Hearing Aid Waiting Times Set to be Cut
Hearing aid waiting times in the UK have been a growing issue for some time, with certain areas leaving patients waiting months if not years to be seen, and as a result left isolated from the outside world – something that can have severe effects on people’s lifestyles.
Health bosses have promised to reduce waiting times for those needing hearing aids to 6 weeks in early 2008 in Norfolk a spokeswoman from the Norfolk PCT has said.
This comes as a redesign of services at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has helped to reduce waiting times for hearing aids, which has fallen from 25 to 12 weeks.
This will come as a breath of fresh air for those with hearing difficulties in the area, and is a stark contrast with waiting times in other areas of the country, where patients have had to wait for up to 3 and a half years to be treated.