AQW 4227/16-21

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 29/09/2016
Answered On Date: 19/10/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what assessment has been made of the benefits of delivering hearing loss services in a primary care setting.

Answer:

The Health and Social Care Board and Trusts are currently reviewing the existing workforce and developing a workforce plan designed to address the issues of rising demand from an aging population coupled with significant Trust recruitment, training and retention issues. This work will include an assessment of delivering hearing loss services in a primary care/community setting.