Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16771
NHS: Interpreters
Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of training to raise awareness of the role of interpreting within the NHS.
Answer
Karin SmythThe provision of interpretation services is the responsibility of the service provider. There is no national programme for training to raise awareness of interpreting within the National Health Service.