TABLE 8.

Statements from the reasons for collection section among the professional group.

Statement	Consensus percentage
To provide an evidence base to help inform clinical decision-making	97%
To inform hearing care professionals as to the need for further interventions for their clients	97%
To ensure that services offered are providing benefit to clients	97%
To ensure that hearing care professionals are providing appropriate hearing care services to their clients	94%
To provide a benchmark against which clinical services can be measured	94%
To demonstrate whether the Voucher Scheme is positively impacting clients	94%
To demonstrate the success of the rehabilitation programme for the client	94%
To enable hearing care organisations to monitor consistency of practice	90%
To help inform the client’s rehabilitation journey and management plan	87%
To provide evidence for the effective use of government resources	84%
To help promote a more holistic approach to hearing rehabilitation rather than focus solely on hearing aids	84%
To enable the hearing care professional to compare management approaches, e.g., when trying a different rehabilitation option	84%
To help the Government and other funders target poorly performing hearing care organisations for auditing	81%
To facilitate the identification of hearing care professionals within an organisation who require more training or assistance	77%
To provide population data to health researchers	74%

Consensus percentages meeting the consensus criterion are shown in bold.