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20 March 2006 MORE MIDDLESEX BABIES TO GET NEONATAL HEARING TESTS THANKS TO IAC
This upgrade of the Audiology facilities for the Trust will enable the clinical team to respond to the increasing demand from the elderly for the latest digital hearing aid technology and also comply with the Universal Neonatal Hearing testing directive introduced by the government. The directive states that all newborn babies must undergo a hearing test for early detection of any hearing problems. The new Audiology suite at Central Middlesex comprises three Audiology Test Rooms - two of which are linked by an Observation Room - and a further acoustically-treated room. The three Audiology Test Rooms are constructed using ‘Moduline’, an integrated system of laboratory and field-tested components: wall and roof panels; structurally isolated ‘floating’ floors; acoustic windows; and silenced ventilation systems. The sliding acoustic doors to all three Test Rooms save space in the facility and corridor areas. IAC installed an additional acoustic panel roof over two of the rooms to provide further protection from noise generated by overhead air conditioning and duct work systems. "Since 1999 the hospital has been undergoing a full rebuild as part of a PFI redevelopment. This new Audiology suite is being constructed in the newish ACAD building and I know the clinical team is looking forward to this move from older facilities to new. It’s all going very well at the moment," says Gary Munn, Estates Manager at the Trust. On site installation of the Suite is programmed to take just 25 days and be completed by 28 April. Dr Alyson Bumby, Consultant Audiological Physician, heads the Audiology team of eight. "This new facility will replace our fairly tatty unit presently based in a former operating theatre. It is badly needed as we have growing numbers of patients: elderly people referred by GPs and ENT clinics for hearing aid related services, and now with the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening directives, we need a facility able to accommodate more families and their babies. All of us in the team are particularly looking forward to having a smart and comfortable working environment. It will make a huge difference on a day-to-day basis." IAC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Audiology Test Rooms, having supplied many thousands to hospitals and clinics around the world. More information on IAC’s Audiology Test Rooms – including standard Booths, Mobile Screening Units and large, purpose-built suites – is available on this website or contact Jason Saunders on 01962 873027 (direct line) or jasons@iacl.co.uk ENDS For further press information please contact: Sally Davis in the IAC Press Office on 023 9266 1600 m: 07802 436739 sally@theprdepartment.co.uk
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Industrial
Acoustics Company (IAC) of Winchester, UK is currently involved with the
design, manufacture and installation of a suite of three high-performance
Audiology Test Rooms both for new-born babies and the elderly at The Central
Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal, NW10. Following very fast detailing
which began on 3 March, installation will begin on 3 April and take just
4 weeks. 
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