Commissioning to meet hearing need

"Commissioners and providers alike need to develop an overarching commissioning framework for hearing services, within which commissioners, providers and potential providers can work together at local level to achieve the best outcomes and support for patients at all points along the pathway including a flourishing hospital-based audiology and ENT services for those who need specialist referral." 

Commissioning to meet hearing need and for better access, outcomes, quality and choice: community based adult hearing services: guidance for commissioners and providers
National Community Hearing Association, British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
June 2014

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Annual Report of the CMO: On the state of the public’s health

"I strongly believe that data and scientific evidence should be at the heart of policy making and advice to government. Data should be used to inform our prioritisation of action and to evaluate the effectiveness of such action; scientific evidence should be used to determine what actions should be taken." 

Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer, Surveillance Volume, 2012: On the state of the public’s health
Department of Health
March 2014

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