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See request below

“The Assistive Listening Technology Working Group (ALTWG) is working to publish examples of good practice on the ALTWG page kindly hosted on the ÌÇÐÄTV website: ALTWG QS GPG

Examples of the following are being sought:

· policy documents

· procedures/flow charts

· templates/records

· good exemplar test box curves or problematic test box curves for remote microphone systems (RMs) fittings

· instructions/information leaflets/guides

relating to the ordering, fitting, verification, validation, management, funding and maintenance of RMs with hearing aids, cochlear implants and bone conduction hearing aids.

These examples of good practice will then be uploaded and linked to the Quality Standards for Assistive Listening Technology document: 2025 Quality Standards for Assistive Listening Technology: The use of wireless remote microphone systems to support easier listening – ÌÇÐÄTV”

Examples can be submitted to [email protected]

When submitting examples, please give an overview of what has been submitted and link to the relevant Quality Standard. Please also remove any identifying information including logos, addresses and telephone numbers.

The aim is to build up a bank of resources that can then be accessed for free alongside the Quality Standards statements.

Also, if there is anything that you feel would be helpful to have examples of, please let us know.

These examples of good practice will then be uploaded and linked to the Quality Standards for Assistive Listening Technology document: 2025 Quality Standards for Assistive Listening Technology: The use of wireless remote microphone systems to support easier listening – ÌÇÐÄTV

1. Candidacy for receiving a wireless remote microphone system

QS 1    Every deaf child or young person should be considered as a potential candidate for a wireless remote microphone system – beginning with their initial hearing aid or auditory implant sound processor fitting.

QS 2    Providers should allocate a designated budget and establish clear accountability for funding wireless remote microphone systems.

1. Fitting and setting up wireless remote microphone systems

QS 3    The system must be configured to work with the child’s or young person’s individual hearing devices, ensuring that the wireless remote microphone system delivers the intended benefit.

QS 4    The child’s or young person’s listening response must be checked with the complete wireless remote microphone system in place to ensure it is functioning effectively and providing the expected advantage.

QS 5    Training and written information regarding the wireless remote microphone system – its settings and appropriate use – must be agreed upon and shared with the child or young person, their parents or carers, teachers, and all others involved in supporting them.

1. Managing and using wireless remote microphone systems

QS 6    A programme for optimising the use and management of the wireless remote microphone system should be agreed upon, documented, and reviewed at least annually.

QS 7    Subjective checks of the wireless remote microphone system must take place regularly.

QS 8    Electroacoustic checks must be performed regularly.

QS 9    There should be clear identification of roles and responsibilities regarding the management and use of the wireless remote microphone system.

1. Evaluating the effectiveness of wireless remote microphone systems for deaf children and young people

QS 10  Subjective and objective evaluations of a wireless remote microphone system must be conducted to determine its benefit.

QS 11  There must be close liaison between health and education teams, including the exchange of information relating to the use of the child’s or young person’s wireless remote microphone system.