Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14678
Health Services: Information
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024
Question
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield 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 KinnockUnder 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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