Ambulance Services: Hearing Impairment

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that ambulance services are able to communicate effectively with Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).

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1. 17 April 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that ambulance services are able to communicate effectively with Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).

   Source: Commons

2. 24 April 2026

   Answer

   In accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and the British Sign Language Act 2022, ambulance services have a range of options to support Deaf/deaf individuals who use British Sign Language (BSL) in accessing ambulance services. To facilitate clear and effec...

   Source: Written answer

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