The Kingdon Review
Read the national findings on children’s hearing services, and use them to ask clear questions about local care.
What is the Kingdon Review?
The independent review of children’s hearing services in England was led by Dr Camilla Kingdon. Its final report was published on 10 November 2025 by the Department of Health and Social Care.
It examines service failures, harm to children and the national response. It includes evidence from families and professionals.
What does it say?
The report identifies weaknesses in oversight, service quality, workforce arrangements and the review and recall response. It describes the effects of delayed identification and support on children and families.
Its recommendations address completion of review and recall work, clearer accountability, better information and stronger children’s hearing services.
The report is available in full on GOV.UK. This short guide is a starting point for reading it.
Recommendations are not the same as completed changes
Questions families can take to services
- Who is responsible for my child’s review, reassessment and follow up?
- What are the confirmed next steps and dates?
- How is the service checking the quality of assessments?
- How are language, education and wellbeing needs being supported?
- How can families and Deaf young people influence decisions?
- Where can we see current progress information?
Read the original report
Open the final Kingdon Review on GOV.UK.
For the published Stockport history and local contact routes, use the separate Stepping Hill page.
Sources and further reading
Links go to the organisation responsible for the information. Practical prompts on this page are suggestions for family conversations.
- Kingdon Review: final reportDepartment of Health and Social Care · Checked 1 October 2026
- NHS Greater Manchester commissioning papers, June 2026NHS Greater Manchester, PDF · Checked 1 October 2026