Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure that public health information provided by (a) Ministers and (b) the Chief Medical Officer is delivered with a British Sign Language interpreter present.
All guidance, statements and public information released by the Government are readily available to read online.
Information on COVID-19 from Public Health England and the Department is translated into British Sign Language. Videos can be found at the following link:
https://www.signhealth.org.uk/
NHS England operates an accessible information standard which sets out a specific, consistent approach to identifying, recording, flagging, sharing and meeting the information and communication support needs of patients, service users, carers and parents with a disability, impairment or sensory loss. More information can be found at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/accessibleinfo/