Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99809
Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Question
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that communications from NHS trusts to deaf and deafblind patients are accessible.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedIntegrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, which includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language interpreters to support deaf patient...
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