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An audit of the cochlear implant service in Manchester

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. J. Mawman ,
J. D. Edwards ,
E. C. Giles ,
D. Y. Aplin ,
M. O'Driscoll ,
T. J. Woolford  and
R. T. Ramsden
D. J. Mawman*
Affiliation:
Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme, The University, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
J. D. Edwards
Affiliation:
Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme, The University, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
E. C. Giles
Affiliation:
Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme, The University, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
D. Y. Aplin
Affiliation:
Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme, The University, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
M. O'Driscoll
Affiliation:
Manchester Cochlear Implant Programme, The University, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
T. J. Woolford
Affiliation:
Manchester and the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
R. T. Ramsden
Affiliation:
Manchester and the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Deborah Mawman, Centre for Audiology, Education of the Deaf and Speech Pathology, The University, Manchester M13 9PL Fax: 0161 276 8511
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Abstract

The adult cochlear implant programme in Manchester was established in 1988 and the evaluation of the cochlear implant service involved the first 58 implants users (mean age = 51.65 years, range 19–75 years). Questionnaires were sent to implant users and their partners to evaluate the service with regard to provision of information, clinical care during in-patient assessments, waiting times, operation for cochlear implant and postoperative rehabilitation. The results show that the majority of patients (78 per cent) felt that the implant gave them as much or more benefit than expected. Areas identified for improvements include provision of more written information about cochlear implants; reduction in waiting times for first appointments; more information about the surgical risks and more instruction about home auditory training exercises for family and friends.

As a consequence of the audit results the clinical practice and service provision for cochlear implantation in Manchester has been modified.

Keywords

Cochlear implantPatient care planning
Type
Audit Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 11 , November 1996 , pp. 1046 - 1054
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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Footnotes

Presented at the International Cochlear Implant, Speech and Hearing Symposium, Melbourne, Australia 24–28 October 1994.

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