Access Targets including 18 week in England.

RNID have now sent there brief (originally to the members of the All Party Group on Deafness) to all English MPs. This may generate some local interests in the service. RNID are keen that audiologists know about this in case any of the MPs contact you.

	NHS Audiology – Building the Service. This document is designed to inform the Department of Health (DH) in England in its current negotiations with Independent Sector (IS) providers of Hearing Care Services.
	BSA Council express Members’ concern regarding 18-week patient pathway strategy.
	18 Week Workshop slides from Andy Phillips 091006
	ISTC, 300,000 episodes and the English National Action Plan. Presidents response
	Confirmation from DH with regard to Hearing Aid funding: A letter went out to SHA Directors of Finance on 26 July regarding the central budget bundle allocation. With it went a draft service level agreement that set out the required outputs from the funding (also went to SHA CEs). For Older People and Disability one of the 'Objectives and deliverables' was that the money will: 'Contribute to the delivery of audiology and digital hearing aid services within the 18 week and diagnostic access targets'. There is no direction on exactly how the local allocations/priorities are determined. Aug06
	The BAA 18 week discussion forum
	Department of Health 18 week delivery programme web site
	We have set up a confidential email address for you to let us know where services are having difficulties. This will be completely confidential and we will not name any sites in our discussions with DH. If we do not know how many services are experiencing problems DH will assume that there is not a significant problem
	President letter to Secretary of State for Health on 18 weeks target May 2006
	Letter to Professor Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer from our President 12 May 2006
	Email to Sue Hill from President of BAA June 2006
	Reply from Ivan Lewis MP to our letter to Patricia Hewitt June 2006
	BAA reply to Ivan Lewis MP June 2006
	Latest Parliamentary question on the 18 week dilemma July 2006
	Prime Ministers Question on Hearting Aid waiting times July 06
	300,000 Patient Pathways announced for the private sector in England July 06 New
	RNID
	Letter to BAA for audiologists Sept 06
	Exclusion From NHS Targets Will Fail Deaf And Hard Of Hearing People Says RNID
	Government decision on waiting times targets threatens hearing aid services. Letter to MP's
	Government decision on waiting time targets threatens hearing aid services RNID Briefing, June 2006
	Press release re waiting time stats July 06

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