Swindon Paediatric Audiology provides a comprehensive, family friendly, integrated screening, diagnostic and rehabilitation service, for babies, children and young adults with hearing difficulties.
We are a highly skilled and experienced team that aims to enable children to reach their full social and educational potential via identification and appropriate management of hearing impairment.
The service is open to all babies, children and young persons (0-18 years of age) who are referred to us with a suspected hearing loss or communication difficulty.
The Paediatric Community Audiology serviceoffers open referral for any child up to the age of eighteen years; this means anyone can refer children if there is concern about the child's hearing or communication difficulties including parents and guardians.
What services are provided?
Services are provided at hospital sites and community locations to ensure that families are seen closer to home where appropriate, and we offer clinics for hearing assessment at:
Due to the technical nature of some of our work it may sometimes be necessary to see your child at West Swindon Heath Centre but this will be discussed with you at your first appointment.
All babies are offered a hearing screen as part of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) soon after birth.
For further information, plesae see the NHS website: Newborn Hearing Screening (http://hearing.screening.nhs.uk/public).
For enquiries regarding Newborn Hearing Screening:
Tel: 01793 604262 Email: gwh.nhsp@nhs.net
Referrals can be made by contacting:
Paediatric Audiology West Swindon Health Centre Link Avenue Swindon SN5 7DL
Email: gwh.audiology.dept@nhs.net Tel: 01793 696640
Please contact us at gwh.webmaster@nhs.net and we'll put it right.
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