Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51634
Department of Health and Social Care: Translation Services
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
Answer
Karin SmythGeneral Medical Council guidance states that all possible efforts must be made to ensure effective communication with patients. This includes arrangements to meet patients’ communication needs in languages other than English.Where language is a problem in...
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