Accident and Emergency Departments: Hearing Impairment

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that Deaf patients who use BSL can access timely and effective communication support when receiving emergency care.


Answered by
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 19th October 2026

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 8 September in response to Question 22049.

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