Hearing Aid Dispenser
- Regulators
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- Health and Care Professions Council
- Nations
- United Kingdom
- Sectors
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- Health and care
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Health and Care Professions Council
- Address
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Park House, 184 Kennington Park Road
London
SE11 4BU - Email address
- policy@hcpc-uk.org
- Website
- http://www.hcpc-uk.org
- Phone number
- +44 (0)2075 820 866
Regulation
Regulation summary
Hearing aid dispensers work in private practice to assess, fit and provide aftercare for hearing aids.
Regulation of hearing aid dispensers in the UK includes both a protection of title and protection of function.
This means that the following tasks are
"controlled acts" which only a registered hearing aid dispenser can perform:
- assessing or testing a person's hearing;
- prescribing a hearing aid for a person with a view to a hearing aid being supplied to or provided for that person by way of retail, sale or hire.
Only someone registered as a hearing aid dispenser can perform these controlled acts. Any individual not registered with the HCPC as a hearing aid dispenser, even if they are registered as another profession, could be committing a criminal act if they perform them.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
Regulation of hearing aid dispensers in the UK includes both a protection of title and protection of function. Protected title: hearing aid dispenser. This means that the following tasks are "controlled acts" which only a registered hearing aid dispenser can perform: assessing or testing a person's hearing; or prescribing a hearing aid for a person with a view to a hearing aid being supplied to or provided for that person by way of retail, sale or hire. Only someone registered as a hearing aid dispenser can perform these controlled acts. Any individual not registered with the HCPC as a hearing aid dispenser, even if they are registered as another profession, could be committing a criminal act if they perform them.
Protected titles
Hearing aid dispenser
- More about regulated activities and titles
- https://www.hcpc-uk.org/about-us/who-we-regulate/the-professions/
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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FDSc in Hearing Aid Audiology
FdSc in Hearing Aid Audiology (Higher Apprenticeship)
BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Audiology)
Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology - More about qualification
- https://www.hcpc-uk.org/education/approved-programmes/
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
- Summary of routes
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Professionals who qualified outside of the UK must apply via our international route. In their application, they will have to demonstrate they have the training and experience to enable them to meet the standards of proficiency for their profession in the UK.
- More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
- https://www.hcpc-uk.org/registration/getting-on-the-register/international-applications/
Registration
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Health Professions Order 2001
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.hcpc-uk.org/aboutus/legislation/