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<p>Information on the funding is available for people who need access to augmentative
and alternative communication devices and estimated the number of people who have
accessed augmentative and alternative communication devices which have been funded
publicly in each of the last five financial years is not held centrally.</p><p>The
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for creating
guidelines on identifying, treating and managing illnesses and reviewing new medical
devices for adoption in the National Health Service. For example:</p><p>- NICE issued
guidance in June 2018 on hearing loss in adults: assessment and management. This includes
recommendations on when hearing aids should be offered, how they are to be prescribed
and fitted, and other assistive listening devices such as TV amplifiers, personal
loops, and doorbell sensors; and</p><p>- A guideline on cerebral palsy in under 25s:
assessment and management published in January 2017 noted that at least one in 10
young people need augmentative and alternative communication, and one in 10 cannot
use formal methods of augmentative and alternative communication because of cognitive
and sensory impairments and communication difficulties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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