United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51634
Department of Health and Social Care: Translation Services
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12 May 2025
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2 June 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
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2 June 2025
Answer
General Medical Council guidance states that all possible efforts must be made to ensure effective communication with patients. This includes arrangements to meet patients’ communication needs in languages other than English.Where language is a problem in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51634
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801934
- uk · wq-1801934 · source updated 2 June 2025