Children's Hearing Service

The Children’s Hearing Centre is a department that provides a friendly and approachable service for all children aged 16 and below.

We work with families and carers to deliver an accessible service which aims to provide early identification, assessment and treatment for children of all ages and abilities.

Our department consists of Senior Audiologists, Clinical Scientists, Audiology Assistants and Administrative Support who are here to answer your enquiries. We work closely with our colleagues in the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Department, Paediatricians, the Education Support Service for Hearing Impaired Children (ToHI/Hearing Support Team) and our Adult Audiology counterpart.

We are located at the Children’s Hearing Centre, in the Child Development Centre, on Ross Road, in Hereford. The centre is purpose built with sound treated rooms. We have very limited parking facilities are available at the centre; parking there is at your own risk.

Our opening hours are from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, and we are not open on bank holidays or weekends. Appointments are available from 9am to 4pm.

If you are unable to attend your appointment please contact the department as soon as possible on 01432 349620. We may be able to offer the appointment to another patient.

Meet the team 

• Michelle Little - head of paediatric audiology/clinical scientist 

• Deborah Heath - senior audiologist 

• Dhanisha Chauhan - senior audiologist 

• Debra Hollis - senior assistant technical officer 

• Shelley Oliver - senior assistant technical officer/audiology apprentice 

• Sharon Maxwell - admin lead for audiology 

• Matthew Locke - audiology admin 

Service overview 

At the Children’s Hearing Centre we provide:

• Hearing assessments for children
• Early identification of hearing loss
• Provision of hearing aids as appropriate
• Friendly and accessible services
• Onward referrals to other services if needed

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)

There is information, support, services and activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

To find out about the local SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) offer visit the Trust's SEND page.