Mr. Brendan Lennon:

It is something that happens in maternity hospitals. The job title is “newborn hearing screener”. The screeners are employed to screen all babies in maternity hospitals at the point of birth. This entails a simple probe in the ear. Around 3% to 4% of babies are subject to a referral after the screening, are screened further and, if necessary, sent for a full audiological assessment, all within a matter of weeks. That works really well.