Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28407

NHS 111: Translation Services

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation on the 111 NHS contact number in 2024.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The NHS 111 service is nationally specified and locally commissioned. Each NHS 111 provider is responsible for procuring language interpretation services. The only centrally procured interpreting service is British Sign Language, as this is a seperate vid...
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