Routine Adult Hearing Service for Adults (aged 55 and over) — Any Qualified provider contract.

This service is aimed at adults aged 55 years of age and over experiencing hearing and communication difficulties. Patients must be referred by their GP into a service which includes hearing assessment; hearing aid fitting (if clinically indicated) and follow-up and after-care services which will be delivered in line with the National Commissioning Framework, other national guidance and local requirements.

The vision for people with hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, with high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access.

Routine Adult Hearing Service for Adults (aged 55 and over).