Local children’s audiology services form part of a wider context and care pathways for children that are commissioned by the local Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS England and Local Area Teams but may be provided by the same local providers, other local providers, or by alternative specialist services.

It is vital that both Commissioners and Providers understand the local context of how this specification for children’s audiology services work in the wider context, including newborn hearing screening, Ear, Nose and Throat services, cleft lip and palate services, bone-conduction hearing implant services, and auditory implant services.