Newborn Hearing Screening
Newborn Hearing Screening is recommended to be undertaken on all newborn babies, using appropriate electro-acoustic or electro-physiological tests to detect moderate, severe or profound permanent childhood deafness.
Description
Newborn Hearing Screening is a Clinical Investigation.
Newborn Hearing Screening is recommended to be undertaken on all newborn babies, using appropriate electro-acoustic or electro-physiological tests to detect moderate, severe or profound permanent childhood deafness.
The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) ensures all parents are offered hearing screening for their new child within the first few weeks of life. It is a core service within the NHS in England and part of the family of Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes.
For further information on Newborn Hearing Screening, see the gov.uk website at: NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP).
Note: if the child fails the Newborn Hearing Screening, a REFERRAL REQUEST for a Newborn Hearing Audiology Test is made.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Newborn Hearing Screenings |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CODED PROCEDURE TIMESTAMP (NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING) | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Attribute | NEWBORN HEARING AUDIOLOGY OUTCOME | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Attribute | NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING OUTCOME | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Attribute | NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING OUTCOME FOR NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Data Element | NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING OUTCOME LEFT EAR (NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET) | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Data Element | NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING OUTCOME RIGHT EAR (NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET) | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Attribute | NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING TEST TYPE | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| NHS Business Definition | Newborn Hearing Audiology Test | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| NHS Business Definition | Newborn Hearing Screening | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Data Element | PROCEDURE YEAR AND MONTH (NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING) | references in description Newborn Hearing Screening |
