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Asked by Marsha De CordovaLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 October 2024UIN 5648

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all NHS information systems can print information in accessible formats.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Under the Accessible Information Standard, services should verify that where a patient needs to access information on a website, it is accessible to them. If not, services should make the information available in another way, for instance as a paper copy, via email, or as audio. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, National Health Service providers must have regard to information standards.

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