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NHS: Interpreters

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16771

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of training to raise awareness of the role of interpreting within the NHS.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The provision of interpretation services is the responsibility of the service provider. There is no national programme for training to raise awareness of interpreting within the National Health Service.

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