▁ ▁There ▁are ▁particular ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁electric ▁wheel ch airs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 1 0 0 ▁children , ▁about ▁ 1 8 %, ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁months ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁refer ral ▁to ▁their ▁chair ▁being ▁delivered . ▁ ▁D ame ▁T anni ▁Grey - Th om pson ▁said , ▁“ If ▁a ▁child ▁doesn ’ t ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁chair ▁it ▁means ▁they ▁cannot ▁go ▁to ▁school , ▁it ▁means ▁children ▁are ▁harder ▁to ▁handle ▁for ▁parents , ▁it ▁means ▁potentially ▁more ▁resp ite ▁care .” ▁ ▁H ear ing ▁a ids ▁H ear ing ▁a ids ▁have ▁been ▁target ed ▁for ▁cut back s ▁in ▁the ▁N HS ▁as ▁pressure ▁grows ▁on ▁bud gets . ▁North ▁Staff ord shire ▁C lin ical ▁commission ing ▁group ▁decided ▁that ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁pay ▁for ▁hearing ▁a ids ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁m ild ▁hearing ▁loss ▁or ▁some ▁people ▁with ▁moder ate ▁hearing ▁loss . ▁ ▁This ▁will ▁save ▁around ▁£ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁Staff ord shire ▁County ▁Council ' s ▁health ▁scr ut iny ▁committee ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁C CG s ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁will ▁adopt ▁a ▁similar ▁policy . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁clin