Stakeholder Consultations
New BSA guidelines are produced via a rigorous process of internal review and external peer review before being offered for stakeholder (public) consultation. The full process is described here. Stakeholder consultations are open for a period of two months and the BSA advertise this as widely as possible through its own and partner channels. Submissions to a consultation should be formatted as requested by the BSA. Given the volume of responses, unformatted or late submissions may not be processed. We welcome responses from all individuals, whether BSA members or not. The responses are anonymised by the Professional Guidance Group (PGG) prior to provision of an aggregated response to the authors. Following a stakeholder consultation, the PGG assess whether the authors of a document have dealt with comments sufficiently.
We strongly advise all respondents to provide evidence that support their statements. Whilst personal opinions may be acceptable, the authors are less likely to consider submissions without rationale or evidence.
Practice Guidance: Guiding Principles of Deaf Awareness in Healthcare Settings – public consultation
Opened: 15 April 2025
Closed: 15 June 2025
BSA ARIG are pleased to present to you a new document titled “Guiding Principles of Deaf Awareness in Healthcare Settings” for public consultation. We invite you to read the document and submit any feedback prior to the deadline of 15th June 2025. We invite comments on any aspect of the document and are very grateful for your responses.
Please download the consultation form and send to bsa@thebsa.org.uk by 15 June 2025.
Closed:
Practice Guidance: Guiding Principles of Patient-Centred Care in Adult Hearing Rehabilitation – public consultation
Opened: 14 October 2024
Closed: 09 December 2024
Recommended Procedure: Pure-tone air-conduction and bone conduction threshold audiometry with and without masking
Opened: 08 January 2024
Closed: 11 March 2024
Recommended Procedure: Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing in Babies
Opened: 13 October 2023
Closed: 11 December 2023
Practice Guidance: Acoustic Considerations for Audiology Clinics
Opened: 20 July 2023
Closed: 24 September 2023
Recommended Procedure: Tympanometry & Acoustic Reflex
Opened: 12 June 2023
Closed: 12 August 2023
Recommended Procedure: Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
Opened: 17 April 2023
Closed: 12 June 2023