Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48744

Hearing Impairment: Health Services

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to NHS services for deaf people.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local population, including deaf people.Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabl...

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