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.
Open Consultation:
Recommended Procedure: Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing in Babies
Opened: 13 October 2023
Closed: 5pm 11 December 2023
Please provide responses using the spreadsheet, which can be downloaded here.
The response spreadsheet and enquiries should be sent to bsa@thebsa.org.uk.
Closed:
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
