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1、GuidancefortheDirectReferralofPatientstoAudiologyServicesIntroductionThisdocumentwaswrittentoupdatetheexistingguidancetoScottishNHSAudiologyServicesandtoreferrerswithregardtothepracticeofaudiologydirectreferral.Thedocumentwasdevelopedbylookingatthepracticesa
2、ndguidanceinboththepublicandprivatesectorsinthefieldsofbothaudiologyandhearingaiddispensing,andthroughconsultationwithabroadrangeofprofessionals.Theaimofthisguidanceistoensuresafepracticewhilemaintaininganddevelopinganimprovedandtimeouspatientjourney.Inparti
3、cular,itrecognisesthatinsomeinstancesENTreferralwillbeindicatedbutitisimportanttonotethatthisshouldnot,inmostcases,impedetheprogressofthepatientthroughthereferralprocess,especiallywherethelikelyoutcomeishearingaidprovision.Theeffectiveuseofdirectreferralwill
4、relyongoodcommunicationandworkingrelationships,inparticularbetweenlocalaudiologyandENTservices.Itshouldalsoberecognisedthat,whiletheoutcomeofadirectreferralmayrequireanENTopinion,thisopinionmaynotalwaysrequireaformalout-patientENTconsultation.Careistherefore
5、requiredtoensurethatpatientsunderstandthattheymayinsomeinstances(butnotall)receiveanENTappointmentifthecircumstanceswarrantit.Someparametersoftheguidancearesetlocally,inparticularagerestrictions.Agelimitsarenotdiscriminatoryinanyway.Rathertheyensurethatthose
6、whopresentwithhearingproblemsareseenbythemostappropriatehealthcareprofessionalandhavetheirhearinglossinvestigatedandmanagedinaseffectiveandtimelyawayaspossible.Somelocalinterpretationanddevelopmentofthisguidanceisexpectedbutfeedbackfromallusersisappreciateda
7、ndwillbeincorporatedintoanyfuturerevisions.DirectReferral18/04/06Page4of4GuidancefortheDirectReferralofpatientstoAudiologyServicesOutline:TheguidancedocumentdefinesthecategoryofpatientwhomaybereferreddirectlytoNHSAudiologyServicesforhearingassessmentandwhoma
8、ymakethisreferral.Referrer:GeneralPractitionerHospitalDoctor*Nurse(PracticeNurse,WardNurse,DistrictNurse)*Self*RegisteredHearingAidDispenserReferralReason:Toassessthehearingthresholdofindividual
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