Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80179

Health Services: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions in place to make NHS healthcare accessible to people who are (a) deaf or (b) have hearing loss; and whether he plans to improve these p

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local population, including deaf people and people who have hearing loss.Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable ...

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