Hearing Services

Links to information about services for people with hearing impairments.

Reviewed October 2007

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Title:	The Australian Government Hearing Services Program
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This page provides a basic summary of the Office of Hearing Services, and its function in running The Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:	Jun 2008

Title:	Consumer groups and other hearing related organisations
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Provides a list of links and contacts to various consumer and professional organisations.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Contract: 1 July 2007- 30 June 2012
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	A document detailing arrangements entered into by accredited service providers, under the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997, for the supply of hearing services to clients who are eligible persons. This contract is effective from 1 July 2007 and goes through to 30 June 2012.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Urgent voucher request
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Infrormation about Urgent Voucher Processing by the Office of Hearing Services
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Service charter for clients
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This service charter sets out the standards of service you can expect from the Office of Hearing Services which manages the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Where to find Providers
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Locations where Practitioners under the Australian Government Hearing Services Program provide their Services.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Accreditation scheme
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Register is a register of service providers which have been accredited by the Minister for Health and Ageing. An accredited service provider is one who may be offered a contract by the Office of Hearing Services to provide hearing services to voucher holders under the Commonwealth Hearing Services Program.
Date:	Mar 2008

Title:	Office of Hearing Services: forms and publications
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	A list of forms and publications from the Office of Hearing Services
Date:	Dec 2007

Title:	English and Foreign Language Information Sheets
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This Information Sheet contains information on the Australian Government Hearing Services Program. To obtain a copy of this publication in English and 33 community languages, download the below PDF files from this site by clicking the language required.

Title:	Approval as a qualified practitioner - audiologist
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Qualified practitioners are Audiologists employed by hearing service providers contracted with the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Applying for Hearing Services
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Information about who is eligible for hearing services and how to apply for them.
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Hearing loss and your baby: the next step. An information resource for families in NSW
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	This publication was developed as part of the Statewide Infant Screening - Hearing (SWISH) Program to assist parents with the challenges they face when they discover their baby has hearing loss.
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Review of clinical standards: hearing rehabilitation outcomes for voucher holders
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The review of the Clinical Standards, conducted by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia on behalf of the Office of Hearing Services was completed in 2003. The purpose of this review was to develop a set of outcome based standards for the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Legislation
Publisher:	Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:	Contains links to relevant legislation related to the Hearing Services Program.
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Healthy hearing program
Publisher:	Queensland Health
Description:	This page provides information about Queensland Health's Healthy Hearing Program for babies.
Date:	Oct 2003

Title:	Patient support organisations - Deafness Forum - Australian Hearing
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Deafness Forum represents the interests and viewpoints of the deaf and hearing impaired communities of Australia. Australian Hearing provides government subsidised hearing care for children and young adults to the age of 21, and pension concession card holders
Date:	Aug 2003

Title:	Report on Commonwealth Funded Hearing Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	This report and strategies integrates key findings of the review of hearing health service delivery, key submissions to the review and recommendations of an expert group in ear health and hearing services. The report provides a blueprint for continued and enhanced strategic activity, describes the challenge of otitis media and outlines strategies and policies that will guide future action to improve ear health and hearing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.
Date:	Oct 2002

Title:	Program guidelines
Publisher:	Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:	Guidelines for the Australian Government Hearing Services Program
Date:	Oct 2001

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