Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14680

Health Services: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure greater accessibility to healthcare for deaf people.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Under the Equality Act 2010, health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers are re...

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