Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93659
Health Services: Hearing Impairment
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
Sir Mark Hendrick
Labour (Co-op) — Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the RNID report entitled Still Ignored: the fight for accessible healthcare; what steps his Department plans to take to ensure
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedUnder the 2010 Equality Act, health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. This includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language in...
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