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Service

Audiology - St Leonards

What does it do?

The Audiology service reduces the probems caused by hearing loss.

Service Delivery Area

Patients in Dorset

What are the service opening times?

Tuesday Morning and Afternoon for booked Audiology appointments. Appointments are booked by the Audiology Department in Shelley Road, Boscombe. 

 

Walk in service at St Leonards for hearing aid batteries only: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm. Patients are requested to bring their log book.

How can I refer?
[For appropriate professional/clinical referrers only - service users please see below]

GP Referral to Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust

What functions/treatment and therapies are offered?

Booked audiology appointments for repairs and hearing assessment.

 

Walk in service for hearing aid batteries only.

Which types of illness/medical condition does the service treat?

The Audiology service provides NHS Hearing Aid Services across Bournemouth, Poole and South East Dorset.  Within the service there is a Specialist Audiology Centre for children, a department that assists adults with learning disabilities and a department that helps people with the distressing symptoms of tinnitus or vertigo.

Who will I see?

An audiologist from the Audiology Service at Boscombe

As a patient, how do I access services?

GP Referral to Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust

How can I get involved / what support groups are available?

For information, please contact the Audiology service at Shelley Road, Boscombe. Tel: 01202 443844

Do you have information for Carers?

There are a variety of leaflets on a range of subjects in the Outpatients Department

Where, when and how often are the clinics?

St Leonards Community Hospital Out Patient Department

Tuesday Mornings and Afternoons weekly

Who can I contact to find out more?

Appointments for Audiology can be booked via the Audiology Department, 11 Shelley Road,  Boscombe Tel: 01202 443844