Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50898

Health Services: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 8 May 2025

Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory (a) Accessible Information Standard and (b) deaf awareness training for NHS staff.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver safe and effective treatment for patients, and to deploy them in the best way to ensure the delivery of health services to their ...

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