Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85961

Hearing Impairment: Health Services

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce health inequalities experienced by deaf people.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
It is for individual National Health Service organisations, including NHS trusts and integrated care boards, to comply with the Equality Act 2010. Under the Equality Act 2010, organisations have a legal duty to make changes in their approach or provision ...
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