Page 6 - Primary Care Audiology

Meeting more of this need cost-effectively through primary care
audiology will enable millions more to live and age well, reduce
long-term costs to our health and care system, and take pressure
off GP and ENT hospital services. This will also free up ENT
appointments for the minority of patients whose needs can only be
met by specialist hospital services.

Improving access to primary care audiology
will mean:

Millions more

people will have their ear and hearing
care needs met closer to home.

More than
2 million
GP appointments saved
per year, enabling
GPs to focus on more
urgent medical needs.

More than
250,000
ENT appointments saved
ENT
per year, freeing up time and
capacity for one of the busiest
hospital specialities.

Endnote 13

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