Audiology - Sept 2015

Swansea was really quite relax which was not what I was expecting! Basically they had you in a room and talked about why swansea etc then you split off on a rota to 6 different people who where asking different things like one asked the obvious why swansea and audiology and then others wanted to know more about you and gave you different scenarios.

I've been looking at Audiology related news on the net (thanks ayeeel!) There seems to be a bit of a problem with nhs funding doesn't there?
Some news is suggesting that patients are only partly getting treated. (one hearing aid instead of two etc)

Yup - NHS Audiology services are now commissioned and funded by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and the North Staffordshire CCG first caused consternation by suggesting that they wouldn't give new patients hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss. Lots of issues with this and Action on Hearing Loss and other organisations in the sector are up in arms about it. North Staffs have chosen not to go ahead with this change in direction at the moment but they will probably revisit this in the future.

And then Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG suggested only providing one hearing aid when there was a clinical need for two; some would say this is akin to offering a monocle instead of glasses. Again, not good clinical practice for various reasons.

The Action on Hearing Loss campaigns pages have lots more info on this and other issues: http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/hearing-aid-cuts.aspx

Crikey hope there'll be some jobs left for when we finish. I'm hoping to work for the NHS, though even the NHS Audiology is quite under funded at the moment.

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its nothing to worry about according to a senior audiologist i was talking to as optometry and dentistry went through a similar phase when they were nhs only services

Crikey hope there'll be some jobs left for when we finish. I'm hoping to work for the NHS, though even the NHS Audiology is quite under funded at the moment.

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Is anyone going to the Audiology Open Day at de Montford the week after next?

Has anyone had offers from Manchester yet?

No not yet, they said that we'll hear from them in April? What about you? Have you heard anything?

I only just had my interview, but the admissions lady said they may be giving some offers out from end of this week...

Topical news for those with Audiology interviews - North Staffordshire CCG announced yesterday that they will stop providing hearing aids to those with a mild hearing loss and will make people with moderate hearing loss go through an eligibility test to see if they should receive them. Very controversial.
​http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/news-and-events/all-regions/news/action-on-hearing-loss-slams-plans-to-deny-hearing-aids-to-people-in-north-staffordshire.aspx

My interview was on the 25th of Feb and one of the interviewers said we'll hear from them in April? So I'm not sure? I didn't ask the admissions officer, but I might ring up in a week or two if I don't hear anything from them.