NHS Lothian (Deafness Testing)

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 9 November 2023.

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Photo of Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson Labour

The issue is that, despite detailed answers, there are parents who continue to feel that they have been missed and struggle to get help. We know that 23,000 children have potentially been affected, but fewer than 2,000 have had a detailed review.

What work is being done to ensure that the sampling techniques that have been used are comprehensive? Do we know the number of children who have yet to be identified on the basis of that sampling? Do we have to look at the period that is covered? Nobody at all from before 2017 has been looked at.