Bone-conduction hearing implants: a potential postcode lottery
The findings suggest a greater percentage of all BCHIs that are conducted are seen first at a BCHI centre initially rather than seen elsewhere. This could represent a potential geographical barrier to accessing BCHI services for patients not living in the locality of a non-BCHI providing centre. Future work is required to better understand BCHI service barriers on a national level and to identify methods to ensure equitable access for all.
Authors
- I Anderco
- A Muddaiah
- N. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-4045)
- Elliot Heward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9692-646X)
- G. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9955-4107)
- Todd H. Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9090-6257)
- Sarita Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-122X)
- Sarah Akbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-5783)
- Abhishek Pahade
- Rohini Aggarwal
- R Fameesh
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Fairfield General Hospital (GB)
- Stepping Hill Hospital (GB)
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Foundation (CA)
- Salford Royal Hospital (GB)
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Preston Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2025.0074
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00