services tmp
Service

Audiology

What does it do?

The Audiology service reduces the probems caused by hearing loss.

Service Delivery Area

Bournemouth, Poole and South East Dorset.

What are the service opening times?

Hearing aid users have access to walk-in services at Shelley Road, Boscombe (Mon - Fri 09.00 - 16.30) and Poole NHS Health Care Centre (Mon - Tue 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.30).

Hearing aid users can also access the service by appointment at clinics in Swanage, Wareham, Upton, Wimborne, St. Leonards, Highcliffe and Kinson.


How can I refer?
[For appropriate professional/clinical referrers only - service users please see below]
What functions/treatment and therapies are offered?
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?
As a patient, how do I access services?

The initial referral to the Audiology service is via your GP.

How can I get involved / what support groups are available?
Do you have information for Carers?
Where, when and how often are the clinics?

Hearing aid users have access to walk-in services at Shelley Road, Boscombe (Mon - Fri 09.00 - 16.30) and Poole NHS Health Care Centre (Mon - Tue 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.30).

Hearing aid users can also access the service by appointment at clinics in Swanage, Wareham, Upton, Wimborne, St. Leonards, Highcliffe and Kinson.

Who can I contact to find out more?

01202 443844 (Boscombe) and 01202 493250 (Poole).