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Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Hard Of Hearing

Activists are accusing the NHS of imposing cuts on people who are going deaf by denying them the hearing aids they need. Growing numbers of NHS organisations are rationing access to the devices, even though they combat dementia, depression and social isolation among the hard of hearing. 'Three of England's 211 GP-led local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), which fund treatments, are already facing heavy criticism after announcing they intend to restrict the numbers of hearing aids in order to save money.' (Observer, 3 January) RD

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