New Hearing Aid service at Kings Medical Practice, Normanton

The practice has just signed up to allow Novus Health to run a clinic in the surgery to provide hearing aids and assessment of patients with age related hearing loss. The service is for people over 55 years of age with uncomplicated age related hearing loss who would like to try a hearing aid. The service is completely free and fully funded by the NHS.

This service enables GPs to refer patients to an audiologist for assessment of age related hearing loss and provision of hearing aid(s) where appropriate. The service is being held at other locations across the Wakefield District. Below is a list of all the locations where the service is available:

  • Ash Grove Medical Centre, Knottingley
  • College Lane Surgery, Ackworth
  • Elizabeth Court Surgery, Airedale
  • Kings Medical Centre, Normanton (including evening appointments)
  • Ossett Health Village, Wakefield
  • Warrengate Medical Centre, Wakefield

Click here for the link to more information on the Novus Health website. Novus Health is a local organisation set up by local GPs to run independent services for the NHS. Kings Medical Practice is part of the organisation and are shareholders in Novus Health.

Referral to the service is via your GP, we have been referring both new patients and existing patients with hearing aids who would like a local service.

So, if you would like to start using this new service, see your GP!

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