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<p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of Auditory Verbal
Therapy (AVT) for deaf children or the adequacy of the accessibility of AVT for deaf
children on the National Health Service.</p><p>Commissioning of hearing services takes
place at a local level based on the needs of the local population. The Secretary of
State has, therefore, no plans to hold discussions with Auditory Verbal UK on NHS
funding for early intervention programmes for deaf children.</p><p>In 2019, NHS England,
with input from the National Deaf Children’s Society, produced a guide for commissioners
and health and local authority providers who support children and young people with
hearing loss, this can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/what-works-chswg-guide.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/what-works-chswg-guide.pdf</a></p><p>The
guide provides practical advice to organisations, commissioners and providers on how
they can ensure children with hearing loss receive the support they need, so that
they can lead successful, fulfilling and independent lives.</p>
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