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The NCHA has been consulting on their proposed quality framework, Quality in Primary Care Audiology (QiPCA). As well as submitting comments on an individual professional body/learned society perspective, the Joint...

The Joint Audiology Leadership Group (JALG) has formally agreed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Terms of Reference (ToR), marking an important milestone in strengthening collaboration across the UK audiology...

The British Academy of Audiology has received an update from HCPC Chief Executive Bernie O’Reilly regarding delays in the time taken to determine whether concerns progress to the Fitness to...

Updated guidance on risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia from the World Health Organisation: implications for hearing professionals Recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on reducing the risk of cognitive...

NHS England has published updated Technical Guidance to support the delivery of the Paediatric Hearing Services Improvement Programme in England. The guidance sets out the processes, standards and expectations for...

The British Academy of Audiology (BAA) has published an updated Position Statement reaffirming the importance of routine hearing screening for people following a stroke, in line with the latest NICE...

Scholarship available – apply by 31 July Study at UCL Ear Institute We are Europe’s largest centre for hearing and deafness research. Based in central London and partnered with the Royal National ENT...

With the audiology workforce gaps widely reported and the continued need to attract and develop the best talent into the profession (in an ever-competitive higher education landscape), it is important...

The NHS England Physiological Science Team has asked that we remind people that the national audiology data collections, will close on Friday 19th June 2026.   All NHS trusts providing these...

Join us for the British Academy of Audiology’s 22nd Annual Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 29th October and Friday 30th November at the Liverpool Experience Campus (LEX). This year’s conference offers...

BIHIMA has released Q1 2026 data on hearing technology market figures, revealing an uplift in overall sales alongside notable growth in rechargeable adoption. UK private hearing instrument sales increased by 12.5%...

The British Academy of Audiology (BAA) is delighted to share information about the World Congress of Audiology (WCA) 2028, which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland from 23–26 April 2028. Hosted...

The Discover UCL Summer School is an exciting opportunity exclusively for deaf and hard of hearing students in Years 11 and 12. The Discover UCL Summer School, is a free opportunity...

The British Academy of Audiology (BAA) has launched a new Recruitment Advice Service, offering specialist support to NHS organisations recruiting Consultant Clinical Scientists (Audiology). Consultant Clinical Scientists play a vital role...

The British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD) has partnered with the British Society of Audiology (BSA) and the British Association of Educational Audiologists (BAEA) to update...

Since October 2022, NHS England’s Diagnostic Programme has supported the collection and analysis of national data from NHS providers of physiological science services. The second cycle of collections has been...

NHS England has announced a forthcoming procurement for the development and delivery of Master’s-level paediatric audiology modules, supporting workforce development across key areas of clinical practice. The programme will commission...

On 10 March 2026, Jenni Minto MSP, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, held a roundtable on audiology and Deafblindness in the Scottish Parliament. The session was chaired by the...

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), in collaboration with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), has published a new resource: Shared Update on Regulation of Advanced Levels of Practice. The update...