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Health Services: Sign Language

Asked by Gill FurnissLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 94270

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first language is British Sign Language.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Government has set out a commitment to make the NHS App British Sign Language accessible in the 10-Year Health Plan, which covers the period to 2035.

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