NHS Grampian patients waiting up to two years for hearing aids

NHS Grampian bosses have apologised following an ombudsman investigation into care at Woodend Hospital. Picture by Kami Thomson

North-east patients waiting up to two years for hearing aids

NHS Grampian is facing recruitment challenges in audiology “more acutely” than other parts of Scotland.

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