Further to the answer to question S1W-19413 by Susan Deacon on 9 November 2001, how many digital hearing aids available through contracts n…

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 22 Nov 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19413 by Susan Deacon on 9 November 2001, how many digital hearing aids available through contracts negotiated by Scottish Healthcare Supplies have been issued to patients in each year since 1999 and what proportion of all hearing aids issued to patients this represents in each year.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 Dec 2001 · 19 days after it was lodged, 5 days after it was due

The latest figures from Scottish Healthcare Supplies show that for the period from June 1999 up to the end of September 2001 a total of 710 digital hearing aids were drawn off the central contract.Digital aids became available via the central contract in June 1999. Since then, the proportion of the total hearing aids issued each year that were digital aids is as follows: June 1999 to December 1999 0.5%January 2000 to December 2000 0.6%January 2001 to September 2001 1.4%

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-20158 by reference.