England
The Northern Echo
December 2007
Hard of hearing individuals in England receive their hearing instruments through the National Health Service (NHS). It's well known that they may wait quite a long time for their HIs, but it seems that some British precincts are setting new records...
"The worst offender was Kingston-upon-Thames, in south-west London, where a patient has to wait 125 weeks for an aid after first seeing their GP. Waits of over a year were also found in Suffolk (78 weeks), Gloucestershire (72), Ealing (67), Havering (64), Shepway (58), and Mid-Essex (56)."
The average cost of a hearing aid through private practice in England is approximately 950 pounds (about $1900).
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