Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14679

Health Services: Information

Tabled: 18 November 2024

Answered: 26 November 2024

Question

Gill Furniss

Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure greater accessibility to healthcare (a) information and (b) communication for people with sensory impairments.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers a required to adhere to the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), to meet the communication needs of patients and carers with a disability, impairment, or sensory loss. The A...

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