Exploring how choice is working in NHS adult hearing services
Seeking views on the extent to which patients in England benefit from having a choice of NHS hearing loss services.
As part of this research project, Monitor has been seeking views from patients, patient representative groups, general practitioners (GPs), healthcare providers and commissioners on their experiences of adult hearing services.
The scope of our researchMore than half of commissioners now offer their patients a choice of providers for adult hearing services. We want to understand whether choice works well for patients and hope to offer advice to commissioners, and the wider healthcare system, on whether choice can improve services for patients.
This research is in response to the Fair Playing Review recommendation that Monitor develops the evidence on the risks, costs and benefits of extending patient choice, particularly in community-based services.
Timetable for the research Launch of the questionnaire 8 July 2014 Deadline for responding to the questionnaire 4 September 2014 Monitor publishes findings and next steps early 2015If you would like further information on this research project, please contact us at aqp@monitor.gov.uk.