Publications

Revised Audiology Guidelines for babies with meningitis

August, 2021

This document updates the audiology guidelines concerning babies with meningitis and meningoencephalitis (3.3.3 Audiological management of babies with meningitis) found on pages 6, 13 & 14 of the 2016 UNHSEIP Diagnostic and amplification protocols. The full updated document will be published once a complete review of the protocols has concluded. This change is due to the urgent assessment required to identify severe/profound hearing loss, which may require cochlear implant(s) before any cochlear ossification takes place and mandates a direct referral to audiology by paediatric and/or NICU/SCBU staff instead of via UNHSEIP screeners.

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Revised Audiology Guidelines for babies with meningitis (pdf, 96 KB)

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme 2017

July, 2017

The document is the final report on the implementation of the 21 recommendations of the January 2013 quality improvement review of a screening event in the UNHSEIP.

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Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme 2017 (docx, 127 KB)

UNHSEIP Diagnostic and amplification protocols

January, 2016

This document (previously referred to as Appendix F) details key procedural elements and technical specifications required for the provision of audiologic assessment and amplification to babies and pre-school children identified through the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP). Section 3.3.3 Audiological management of babies has been updated. The revised protocol can be found under the title “Revised Audiology Guidelines for babies with meningitis” in the Publications section (see top left of this webpage and click on publications) of the NSU Website. This section of the Diagnostic and amplification protocols should be replaced with the new guidelines in all DHBs pending a full update of the document.

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UNHSEIP Diagnostic and amplification protocols (pdf, 2 MB)

UNHSEIP Monitoring Framework - 2015 update

November, 2015

This document updates the UNHSEIP Monitoring Framework, September 2009. Consistent with a maturing programme, the new framework shifts the focus of monitoring from the screening process to greater consideration of outcomes across the programme pathway and performance against international benchmarks. Indicators have been aligned with the change in the screening protocol to automated auditory brainstem response (aABR) screening only.