This section will have updated publications beyond news articles. For example reports, journal articles, chapters and tribunal decisions. The consequences of the NHS Lothian Audiology…
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News coverage of the NHS Lothian child audiology scandal Investigation Report, Lothian NHS Board. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. 19.5.21 Child A : the…
Leave a CommentWe know that hundreds of deaf children were late diagnosed in the NHS Lothian area, many severely late so they experienced language deprivation. Here we…
Continue readingHow did the number of deaf children change in the NHS Lothian area over 2019 – 2024?
Leave a Comment I learned about the Families Failed by Lothian Audiology Action Group (FLAAG) from our brilliant Teacher of the Deaf, she knew we were feeling overwhelmed…
1 CommentIn this video blog, Tania Allan, a BSL tutor and Lisa Karlsson, a trainee social worker, discuss with Rachel O’Neill the need for a wider…
Leave a CommentThe two reports carried out by the British Academy of Audiology are incredibly damning. The Lothian audiology team felt everything was going well, but in…
Leave a CommentThe Consortium of Research in Deaf Education (CRIDE) report shows results of an annual survey to local authorities about the number of deaf children. The…
1 CommentFLAAG – Families failed by Lothian Audiology Action Group A new support group has been started by families affected by the NHS Lothian child audiology…
Leave a CommentThe new chair of the all-Scotland audiology review is Jacqueline Taylor. The remit of the review is not just child audiology, but all audiology. Professor…
Leave a CommentIs your deaf child affected by the NHS Lothian audiology delays in diagnosis? Here is the solicitor’s firm that is supporting the families:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland…
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The British Academy of Audiology was asked by the Scottish Ombudsman to report into serious concerns at NHS Lothian Paediatric (child) Audiology service. The reports,…
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