Occupational audiology · UK-wide
Corporate audiovestibular services, built for the workplace.
Workplace-designed hearing and balance programmes — baseline and annual audiometry, vestibular assessment, tinnitus support and fitness-for-work medicals — delivered on site, in clinic or by tele-audiology to your workforce.
Why employers choose us
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HCPC-registered clinical audiologists
Every clinician on our corporate panel is HCPC-registered and clinically active — not a technician reading a screen.
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BSA-accredited practice
Testing follows British Society of Audiology procedures — the standard occupational health physicians and tribunals expect.
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Occupational health integration
We report to your HR and OH physicians in the format they need — while clinical detail stays confidential to the employee.
Indicative pricing
What corporate audiovestibular services cost.
Indicative ranges across our partner audiology providers. Send the scope and we quote firm figures across two or three package tiers.
In short
On-site screening in our network: £45–£85 per employee, aggregate report in 10 working days.
| Service | Indicative range | Typical duration | Turnaround |
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| On-site screening audiometry (per employee) | £45–£85 | 10–15 min | Aggregate report in 10 working days |
| Comprehensive vestibular assessment | £450–£900 | 90 min | Report in 5 working days |
| Tinnitus-focused programme (per employee) | £350–£1,200 | Multi-session | Programme in 2 weeks |
| Fitness-for-work medical (safety-critical role) | £350–£650 | 60 min | Same day |
| Full corporate package (annual retainer) | From £6,000/yr | Ongoing | Continuous |
| Executive tier (per employee) | £1,200–£2,500 | Half-day | 48 hours |
| Tele-audiology consultation | £120–£220 | 30 min | Same week |
Pricing varies by headcount, number of sites, whether mobile booths are needed, and the diagnostic depth agreed. Retainer packages usually work out cheaper per head than pay-as-you-go.
The problem
Compliant, confidential, clinically useful — pick all three.
Most workplace hearing programmes tick a compliance box and stop there. We build ones that actually catch and act on noise-induced loss, vestibular symptoms and tinnitus — while keeping the confidentiality line intact.
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Need Control of Noise at Work cover?
Baseline plus annual audiometry, records for 40 years, OH reporting — the regulations spelled out and delivered.
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Safety-critical roles to certify?
Aviation, police, offshore, driving-critical — we test to each sector’s standard and produce the paperwork.
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Tinnitus or NIHL claims coming in?
Independent audiology triage — for OH, HR or insurers — with proper claim-defensible reports.
The journey
From site visit to annual surveillance — what happens, in order.
One programme lead from first scoping call through every annual round — including the reporting HR and OH need.
Phase 1 · Scoping and screening
On site or remote
Phase 2 · Design and reporting
Programme goes live
Phase 3 · Ongoing
Annual and ad-hoc
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Scoping
Site visit or online consult
We meet HR or OH on site or by call to scope the workforce, the noise exposure, and the risks that need covering.
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Scoping
Screening
Baseline audiometry and a short symptom questionnaire — on site with mobile booths, or in clinic for smaller teams.
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Scoping
Diagnostics for anyone flagged
Anyone whose screen suggests a problem gets a full diagnostic pathway — audiology, vestibular, tinnitus — booked at pace.
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Design
Programme design
A written hearing conservation and vestibular programme, mapped to Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and your safety-critical roles.
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Design
Reporting
Aggregate data to HR and OH, individual clinical detail to the employee. Compliance-ready, tribunal-ready.
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Ongoing
Annual surveillance and support
Annual audiometry, ad-hoc referrals for symptomatic staff, tele-audiology for distributed teams, and disability advice on request.
Typical set-up: 4–6 weeks from scoping to first screening. Annual cycle: continuous.
What it covers
Every workplace hearing and balance need — in one programme.
The eight areas most employers need covered — from routine audiometry to safety-critical fitness medicals and the red flags we do not miss.
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Workplace hearing conservation
Baseline and annual audiometry with noise exposure assessment, aligned to Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
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Tinnitus support programmes
Structured tinnitus retraining, sound therapy and CBT-based support for affected employees.
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Hearing-aid provision
Independent hearing-aid fitting for staff whose hearing loss is affecting work — no manufacturer bias.
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Vestibular assessment for safety-critical roles
Vertigo and balance testing for drivers, pilots, offshore workers and anyone in a safety-critical position.
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Fitness-for-work medicals
Police, aviation, military, offshore, construction — hearing and balance certification to the standard each sector requires.
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Post-noise-exposure surveillance
Health surveillance after acoustic incidents or high-exposure shifts — with documented follow-up.
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HR and OH support, tele-audiology
Reasonable adjustment advice under the Equality Act 2010, DSE guidance, and remote consults for distributed teams.
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Red flag: sudden SNHL or drop attacks
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetric SNHL, or Ménière’s drop attacks in a safety-critical role — same-week ENT, not routine.
Package options
Pick the depth that fits your workforce.
From audiometry-only compliance to a full retainer covering audiology, vestibular, tinnitus, hearing-aid fitting and HR reporting.
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Audiometry-only package
Annual pure-tone audiometry with noise-exposure records — the minimum for Control of Noise at Work compliance.
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Comprehensive vestibular package
Full vestibular battery for teams in safety-critical roles — VNG, VEMP, video head impulse and posturography as needed.
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Tinnitus-focused package
For employers with tinnitus-related absence or claims — structured programmes, sound therapy, and CBT for tinnitus.
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Full corporate package
Audiometry plus vestibular plus tinnitus plus hearing-aid provision plus HR reporting — a single retainer covering the workforce.
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Executive tier
Half-day assessments for board members and senior staff — audiology, vestibular, tinnitus and hearing-aid fitting in one visit.
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Industrial hearing loss claims triage
Independent audiology reports for occupational NIHL claims — for OH, HR or insurers.
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Tele-audiology for distributed teams
Remote consultations, home-delivered screening kits and cloud-based reporting for teams spread across sites.
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DSE and reasonable adjustment advice
Written guidance under the Equality Act 2010 on adjustments for staff with hearing or balance disability.
Our vetted UK network
A small panel of audiologists, we picked them.
HCPC-registered clinical audiologists with occupational health experience — introductions made privately, once we understand your workforce.
Selection criteria
How we choose every audiologist in our network.
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HCPC-registered clinical audiologists, not sales technicians
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BSA-accredited procedures for all testing
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Faculty of Occupational Medicine reporting standards
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Clinical confidentiality maintained — aggregate data only to HR
Red flags
The presentations we do not miss.
A corporate audiology programme is only useful if it actually spots the presentations that matter — for the employee’s health, and for the employer’s risk.
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Occupational NIHL claim triggers
A drop of 30 dB or more across 3, 4 and 6 kHz — averaged over both ears — flags a claim risk and needs an independent audiology report.
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Sudden SNHL flagged on screen
Any sudden sensorineural loss picked up on screening is an ENT emergency — steroids within 72 hours give the best chance of recovery.
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Vestibular schwannoma pattern
Asymmetric SNHL with tinnitus in one ear needs MRI internal auditory meatus — we book it, we do not wait.
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Vertigo in safety-critical roles
A pilot, driver or offshore worker with vertigo is off-duty until assessed. We keep the pathway short so downtime is short.
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Post-COVID vestibular presentations
Persistent dizziness after COVID is real, common, and treatable — we screen for it in return-to-work medicals.
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Workplace ototoxicity
Solvents, heavy metals and some chemotherapies are ototoxic — surveillance in exposed workforces goes beyond audiometry alone.
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Ménière’s with drop attacks
Tumarkin drop attacks are an immediate driving and safety-critical bar — DVLA and OH reporting is unavoidable.
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Equality Act 2010 adjustments
Hearing loss is a disability under the Act — reasonable adjustments are the employer’s duty and we document what is reasonable.
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Confidentiality boundary
Employees see full clinical detail; HR and OH see aggregate data and fitness decisions only. That line does not move.
Reporting to HR and OH
Your reporting in four parts. Clinical detail stays confidential.
HR and OH get the aggregate picture and the actions. Employees get their full clinical report. That line does not move.
A quiet reminder
Compliance-ready is the floor, not the ceiling — we go past it.
If you would like a sample redacted report before committing, just ask.
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Workforce, exposure and scope
Which sites, how many staff, what the noise exposure is, and what the programme is designed to cover.
- 02 Findings
Screening results, aggregate
Anonymised audiometry results across the workforce — trends, outliers and flagged individuals (by code, not name, to HR).
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Individual clinical reports
Full reports go to each employee. OH physicians see fitness-for-work decisions; HR sees only what is needed to act.
- 04 Impression
Actions, adjustments and next review
Read this first: what needs doing, which adjustments are reasonable, and when the next round of surveillance is due.
Recognised by major UK insurers
Corporate audiovestibular services are usually paid by the employer as an occupational health cost. Individual diagnostic pathways may be covered by employee PMI where medically indicated.
Frequently asked
Everything HR, OH and employees ask about corporate audiology.
Quick answers on compliance, confidentiality, tele-audiology, and how the reporting split works.
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What is a corporate audiovestibular service?
A workplace-designed hearing and balance programme — baseline and annual audiometry, vestibular assessment, tinnitus support, hearing-aid provision and fitness-for-work medicals — delivered on site, in clinic or by tele-audiology to a workforce.
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Does the programme meet Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005?
Yes. Baseline audiometry, annual health surveillance for anyone in the action-level exposure bands, records kept for 40 years, and reporting to OH — all covered.
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Who sees the results — HR or the employee?
Employees always see their full clinical report. HR receives aggregate, anonymised data and any fitness-for-work decisions the OH physician signs off. Clinical detail is not shared with HR.
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Do you do fitness-for-work medicals for safety-critical roles?
Yes — police, aviation, military, offshore, construction, and driving-critical roles. We test to the audiological and vestibular standards each sector requires.
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How does tele-audiology work for distributed teams?
A calibrated headset and screening kit is sent to each employee, a remote consultation is booked with a HCPC-registered audiologist, and results feed the same reporting workflow.
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What about industrial hearing loss claims?
We provide independent triage audiology for suspected occupational NIHL — either to defend a claim, quantify hearing loss, or advise on preventive action across the workforce.
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How much does a corporate package cost?
On-site screening runs £45–£85 per employee. Full annual packages start from £6,000 depending on headcount, sites and diagnostic depth. Executive tiers £1,200–£2,500 per person.
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Do you cover DSE and reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010?
Yes. We advise on adjustments for staff with hearing or balance disability — captioning, amplified telephony, meeting-room acoustics, and safe workstation set-up.
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What happens if someone fails the screen?
They are booked into a full diagnostic pathway — audiology, vestibular, tinnitus, or ENT referral as needed — at pace. We do not leave flagged staff waiting.
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How do you handle post-COVID vestibular presentations?
Persistent post-COVID dizziness is screened for at return-to-work medicals and treated with vestibular rehabilitation. It is real and it responds to structured therapy.
Related tests
Looking for something else?
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Private audiology assessment
Full diagnostic audiology by an HCPC-registered clinician.
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Pure tone audiometry
The core hearing screening test — accurate, fast, defensible.
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Hearing and balance testing
Combined vestibular and audiology assessment.
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All tests
Every test and procedure we arrange.
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Tinnitus
Related condition guide.
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Chronic Sinusitis
Related condition guide.
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In practice, in London
Why private corporate audiovestibular services moves differently in London
For corporate audiovestibular services, the private London route is mostly about consultant fit and hospital choice rather than raw waiting time. The NHS route for corporate audiovestibular services is thorough, but the queue is real. Most patients we speak with have been told to expect anywhere from a handful of weeks to several months, depending on their local trust and how the referral is graded. Going private in London usually collapses that window to a matter of days — often the same week if the diary allows. It isn’t about jumping a queue so much as buying time back while you still have the flexibility to plan around it.
In practice, a private corporate audiovestibular services appointment in London means a named consultant, a proper hour in the room (or the equivalent on a video call), and a report you can actually read. Most of the imaging suites and endoscopy units we use sit within a mile of Harley Street or in Chelsea and Fulham, and turnaround on findings is measured in days, not weeks. For corporate audiovestibular services in particular, we bias towards consultants who do this every week rather than every month.
The value of going through a concierge for corporate audiovestibular services isn’t access — anyone with an insurer or a credit card can get a private appointment in London. The value is knowing which consultant reads this particular presentation best, which unit turns reports around fastest, and which pathway won’t hit a dead end if the findings point somewhere unexpected.