Report warns of long waits for UK audiology services and treatment by non-specialists  

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Dyer, Owen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 336 no. 7640 (Feb. 2008), page 350.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2008.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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A report from the Royal College of Physicians criticises the audiological and audiovestibular care provided by the NHS in the United Kingdom, and it calls for more integrated services and the rapid training of more specialists. Waiting times for audiology services can be long, despite recent improvements, and patients are often treated by specialists in other disciplines, particularly by ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists, the report has found. The NHS does not track waiting times for many audiological treatments, but the most recent data, from December 2006, showed 166 740 patients awaiting audiology assessments, with roughly two thirds waiting more than 13 weeks. "Research suggests that patients with quite routine vestibular disorders often aren’t getting a proper diagnosis until their third or fourth doctor’s visit," said Linda Luxon, professor of audiological medicine at the University of London’s Institute of Child Health, and the principal author of the report. "That . . .

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