Hearing is one of your most important senses, and as such it's very personal to you. It not only affects you but everyone that comes into contact with you. So it's absolutely crucial you get the best out of it.

Going private for your hearing care provides you with a great many benefits that helps you take your hearing further. It includes choice of technology, choice of style and choice of support.

As a provider of private hearing care we're often asked, "What about NHS hearing aids?".

This article explores the issue and the relationship of an independent provider of hearing aids, such as Broom Reid & Harris, to the NHS. We look at why many people choose to go private for their hearing aids, even though they can get digital hearing aids free on the NHS, and how provision of NHS hearing aids needs to change in the future.