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Information for professionals

Referrals

ICAN community audiology service referral criteria

Use the audiology referral form

Note: If you are a parent or carer, please speak with your GP or another healthcare professional involved in your child’s care. They will be able to submit a referral on your behalf, if appropriate.

Name of clinic or clinical pathway Children’s community audiology services
Who can refer? Referrals accepted from any healthcare professionals include:

  • GPs
  • Paediatricians
  • School nurses
  • Health visitors
  • Speech and language therapists
  • Community nursery nurse
  • School hearing screening programme
  • Newborn hearing screening programme
Who can’t refer?
  • Parents, families and children
  • Non healthcare professionals
What intervention is expected by the referrer before a referral is made?
  • Parent or carer consent for referral
  • No other specific prior intervention is required
Referral Criteria:

  • Parental or professional hearing concerns
  • Rule out hearing difficulties (for example speech and language delay)
  • Monitoring of hearing due to other health issues (for example Downs Syndrome)
  • Continuity of hearing monitoring from a previous provider due to relocation
 

Inclusions

  • Aged 0 to 18 years of age
  • Attend a Leeds school or
  • Attends a Leeds GP
Exclusions (including referral route)
  • Hearing aid users with care currently being provided by a UK audiology service (should be referred to the audiology service currently providing that care)
  • Requests solely to treat ear infections. These should be referred to either the patient’s own GP or to ear, nose and throat services, LGI
  • Referrals where the reason for referral has not been completed or stated by the referrer (in either the free text box or tick box)

Please ensure as much information as possible is provided to support appropriate triage and assessment. Referrals submitted outside of the above referral form may not be processed.

Contact us

  • Phone: 0113 843 3620 
  • Opening hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday

Our service operates out of the following health centres:

Armley Moor Health Centre
95 Town Street
Leeds
LS12 3HD

Chapeltown Health Centre
Spencer Place
Leeds
LS7 4BB

St George’s Centre
St George’s Road
Middleton
LS10 4UZ

Relay UK free support to help deaf people and those who have hearing loss or have a speech impairment to communicate over the phone.

Contact us

  • Phone: 0113 843 3620 
  • Opening hours: 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday

Our service operates out of the following health centres:

Armley Moor Health Centre
95 Town Street
Leeds
LS12 3HD

Chapeltown Health Centre
Spencer Place
Leeds
LS7 4BB

St George’s Centre
St George’s Road
Middleton
LS10 4UZ

Relay UK free support to help deaf people and those who have hearing loss or have a speech impairment to communicate over the phone.

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