❓ Dr. Hames asks about the annual cost and availability of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in WA. The Minister responds with the cost and explains the program's limited availability to the metropolitan area, citing ongoing evaluation despite equivocal trial results.
AnsweredQoN 2587Legislative Assembly
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(a) what is the annual cost of the program;
(b) is the service available to all universal in Western Australia; and
(i) if not, why not?
(b) is the service available to all universal in Western Australia; and
(i) if not, why not?
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Answered
4 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
21 days
(a) The annual cost of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program is $350,000.
(b) and (i) The service is currently offered in the metropolitan area.
A research trial of the metropolitan Newborn Hearing Screening Program has been completed. Whilst the results of this trial were equivocal, the program was continued in recognition of the fact that work interstate and overseas supports the value of newborn hearing screening. The current program will be evaluated in two years time.
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(b) and (i) The service is currently offered in the metropolitan area.
A research trial of the metropolitan Newborn Hearing Screening Program has been completed. Whilst the results of this trial were equivocal, the program was continued in recognition of the fact that work interstate and overseas supports the value of newborn hearing screening. The current program will be evaluated in two years time.
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