Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16689

NHS: Interpreters

Tabled: 27 November 2024

Answered: 3 December 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which interpreting agencies are contracted to provide services to the NHS; and what the cost to the public purse of those contracts is.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold the requested information centrally. Integrated care boards are responsible for arranging National Health Service healthcare services to meet the needs of their respective populations, which includes translation services.The D...

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