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Newborn hearing screening: your baby’s visit to the audiology clinic

Information on a baby’s visit to an audiology clinic following referral. Translated versions are also available.

Updates to this page

From:
NHS England
Published:
1 April 2012
Last updated:
24 June 2025
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  1. Changed content type to guidance.

  2. Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed references to PHE. Removed PDF.

  3. Added plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

  4. Addition of Arabic, Kurdish, Punjabi and Turkish subtitled animations to relevant translated HTML attachments.

  5. Addition of translated versions of animation, plus British Sign Language version.

  6. Addition of newborn hearing screening referral animation.

  7. Updated text regarding use of personal information.

  8. Updated translations in accessible HTML format.

  9. Added HTML version of leaflet and updated translations.

  10. Updated copyright information on leaflet.

  11. Addition of new translated versions of leaflet.

  12. Updated rebranded version of audiology leaflet

  13. First published.

Applies to England

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Newborn hearing screening: your baby’s visit to the audiology clinic

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Kurdish: پشکنینی بیستن بۆ تازە لەدایکبوان: سەردانی کۆرپەکەت بۆ کلینیکی بەشی بیستن (ئۆدیۆلۆژی)

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This information explains what happens at the first visit to an audiology clinic, including the tests involved and possible outcomes.

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