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The Herald : Features: LETTERS
EIGHTEEN-week waiting-time targets are great news for those waiting for hospital treatment - but what about the hundreds of thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing people across Scotland waiting up to two years for hearing-aid services (Target for hospital waiting times to be cut to 18 weeks, June 29)?
The Health Minister has committed to bring down waiting times to see a hospital doctor - but the NHS is about more than doctors.
Until the 18-week target is extended to hearing aids, grandparents will be isolated from their families, employees will suffer stress and exclusion at work, and deaf and hard-of-hearing people across Scotland will face unnecessary frustration and loneliness caused by lack of communication and understanding.
EIGHTEEN-week waiting-time targets are great news for those waiting for hospital treatment - but what about the hundreds of thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing people across Scotland waiting up to two years for hearing-aid services (Target for hospital waiting times to be cut to 18 weeks, June 29)?
The Health Minister has committed to bring down waiting times to see a hospital doctor - but the NHS is about more than doctors.
Until the 18-week target is extended to hearing aids, grandparents will be isolated from their families, employees will suffer stress and exclusion at work, and deaf and hard-of-hearing people across Scotland will face unnecessary frustration and loneliness caused by lack of communication and understanding.