Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93657
Health Services: Hearing Impairment
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Sir Mark Hendrick
Labour (Co-op) — Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory visual display screens in (a) GP practices and (b) medical waiting rooms to ensure (i) deaf and (ii) hearing impaired patients are made aware of
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Department has no plans to mandate screens in general practices. However, a revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 30 June 2025, to ensure that people who have a disability, impairment, or sensory loss can access and understand...
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