Seminar: Re-evaluating the candidacy criteria for a medical technology based on clinical necessity: An assessment of the underuse and overuse of cochlear implantation in the UK

Speaker: Dr Pádraig Kitterick, Head of Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine

Abstract: Hundreds more people with severe to profound deafness will be eligible for cochlear implants each year, due to recently updated NICE guidance. Dr Kitterick will present the latest research surrounding this momentous change in UK hearing healthcare policy.