NHS Scotland Cochlear Implant Programme

NHS Scotland Cochlear Implant Programme Welcome to the official SCIP page. For children, being able to hear clearly is key to developing spoken language.

This page is for:
- communicating with patients and professionals.
- sharing news relating to the SCIP.
- posting videos and information on advice and troubleshooting.
- sharing information about upcoming events. The Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme at University Hospital Crosshouse provides a national cochlear implant service for hearing impaired adults and children from throughout Scotland. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is commissioned to deliver this service by the National Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland. The main aim of cochlear implantation is to provide access to spoken language in patients with permanent, bilateral, severe to profound sensorineural deafness, who do not gain adequate benefit from conventional acoustic hearing aids. For adults and older children, this intervention is mainly directed at those who have lost their hearing (gradually or suddenly) and have already developed spoken language in childhood. The main objective is to enable these individuals to continue to communicate by talking/listening through improved hearing from a cochlear implant. For those who are born with a significant hearing loss in both ears, this may be achievable if cochlear implantation is carried out in early childhood (ideally between the ages of 12 to 18 months). The window of opportunity is limited and outcomes are compromised if cochlear implantation is delayed beyond the age of 3 years old.

01/01/2026
We close at 5pm tonight, sorry for any confusion caused!
31/12/2025

We close at 5pm tonight, sorry for any confusion caused!

Day 25 - Elf’s processors were switched on just in time to hear Santa’s sleigh bells!Merry Christmas!
25/12/2025

Day 25 - Elf’s processors were switched on just in time to hear Santa’s sleigh bells!

Merry Christmas!

Day 24 - elf used his signing skills in between surgery and switch on to help him communicate.
24/12/2025

Day 24 - elf used his signing skills in between surgery and switch on to help him communicate.

Day 23 - the next morning Elf had an X-Ray of his head which showed the electrodes in his cochlear.
23/12/2025

Day 23 - the next morning Elf had an X-Ray of his head which showed the electrodes in his cochlear.

Day 22 - Elf woke up from surgery with a bandage on his head and his teddy in his arms.
22/12/2025

Day 22 - Elf woke up from surgery with a bandage on his head and his teddy in his arms.

Day 21 - Elf was all set and ready to go for surgery.
21/12/2025

Day 21 - Elf was all set and ready to go for surgery.

Day 20 - Elf was measured to see how tall he is.
20/12/2025

Day 20 - Elf was measured to see how tall he is.

Address

University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock Road
Kilmarnock
KA2OBE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+441563827323

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