Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14678

Health Services: Information

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 his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of healthcare (a) information and (b) communication for deaf patients using British Sign Language.

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 ...

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