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Hearing Aid Services

EDM number 1088 in 2015-16, proposed by Norman Lamb on 08/02/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Health services.

That this House is concerned by recent proposals by a number of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to stop the routine funding of hearing aids for adults with mild or mild-to-moderate hearing loss; believes that such measures could have a serious effect on the lives of those who rely on hearing aids, potentially making it harder for thousands of hard-of-hearing people to communicate and participate in social activities; notes evidence that delaying the use of hearing aids until the onset of severe hearing loss can lead to poorer outcomes and difficulty adapting to the use of hearing aids; further notes studies linking hearing loss with depression if left untreated; welcomes recent public consultations which show strong opposition to the proposed cuts, and subsequent decisions by a number of CCGs to delay the plans pending the publication of the national report of the Hearing Loss Commissioning Guidance Advisory Group in April 2016; and urges all CCGs to maintain hearing aid services and explore alternative cost-saving options.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Norman Lamb08/02/2016North NorfolkLiberal DemocratProposed
Jim Shannon09/02/2016StrangfordDUPSeconded
David Simpson09/02/2016Upper BannDUPSeconded
Jim Cunningham09/02/2016Coventry SouthLabourSeconded
Margaret Ritchie09/02/2016South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Lady Hermon09/02/2016North DownIndependentSeconded
Mark Durkan10/02/2016FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Alan Meale10/02/2016MansfieldLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma10/02/2016Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Mark Williams22/02/2016CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Yasmin Qureshi22/02/2016Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper07/03/2016West LancashireLabourSigned
David Crausby27/04/2016Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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