How many digital hearing aids have been issued in each NHS board area since becoming available on central contacts.

Answered Asked by Marilyn Livingstone Lab Lodged 4 Sep 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many digital hearing aids have been issued in each NHS board area since becoming available on central contacts.

The answer

Answered by Mary Mulligan on 17 Sep 2002 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

These details are not held centrally. NHS boards should be approached directly for this information. The table gives details of the digital hearing aids drawn off the central contract arranged by Scottish Healthcare Supplies by NHS trusts during the period January 2001 to December 2001.NHS Trust | No. of Digital Aids
West Lothian Healthcare | 11
Highland Acute Hospitals | 10
Lomond and Argyll Primary Care | 25
Tayside University Hospitals | 32
South Glasgow University Hospitals | 30
North Glasgow University Hospitals | 86
Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals | 17
Fife Acute Hospitals | 13
Lanarkshire Primary Care | 123
Grampian University Hospitals | 3
Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals | 22
Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals | 65
Lothian University Hospitals | 65
Total | 602

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-28943 by reference.