NHS hearing test (audiology) waiting times near Stratford (London)

When to get help urgently

Sudden hearing loss over hours or a few days, especially in one ear, needs same-day help. Call 111 or ask for an urgent GP appointment the same day, as early treatment can matter. Sudden hearing loss on the NHS website.

Hearing loss with ear pain, discharge, dizziness, or symptoms in one ear only should be seen by a GP promptly rather than added to a routine hearing-test wait.

Your nearest NHS hearing-test provider

The nearest NHS audiology provider to Stratford (London) is Barts Health NHS Trust, whose nearest site is Mile End Hospital, about 2 miles away.

How to be seen on the NHS

Most people reach an NHS hearing test through a GP referral; the GP checks for treatable causes first and then refers you for the test. Appointments come by letter, text, or the NHS App.

In many areas the NHS hearing test itself is delivered not in a hospital but by a high-street provider working under NHS contract, after that GP referral. These providers report their own NHS waiting queues to NHS England, so their waits sit alongside the hospital trusts in the same official diagnostics data used on this page. It means the nearest hospital is not always where your test happens, and a closer high-street appointment may be available.

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