Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99569

NHS: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 12 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Jen Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater deaf awareness among frontline NHS staff.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers have been expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs ...

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