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NHS Trust spending on BSL increases as sites move from family members to professional interpreters

May 17, 2022 by

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Spending on British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in 2019/20 increased by more than 21% compared to the year before, as […]

New emergency video relay service to be known as ‘999 BSL’

April 1, 2022 by

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A new video relay service (VRS) which will enable British Sign Language (BSL) users to contact 999 in an emergency […]

BREAKING: NHS England contracts SignHealth to deliver ‘ground-breaking’ BSL Talking Therapies

March 9, 2022 by

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The Deaf health charity SignHealth has been awarded a national contract from NHS England to supply Talking Therapies in British […]

BSL Act Now: Amended British Sign Language Bill passes committee stage

February 23, 2022 by

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Labour MP Rosie Cooper’s British Sign Language (BSL) Bill has passed the Commons committee stage, with one amendment made to […]

Two-thirds of Deaf patients have no accessible way of contacting GP, survey reveals

February 15, 2022 by

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67% of Deaf people have not been given an accessible way of contacting their GP, according to a survey run […]

Ofcom approves Sign Language Interactions as 999 BSL service provider

January 27, 2022 by

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Sign Language Interactions, who own the SignVideo service which helped set up BSL Health Access, has been approved as a […]

Clear masks reportedly approved for use in UK-wide health settings

January 4, 2022 by

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Two brands of clear, transparent face coverings have been approved by the UK Government to be trialled in health settings […]

Liam O’Dell: No 10’s response to Christmas party allegations only strengthens #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign

December 14, 2021 by

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It’s the latest news story to completely undermine the Government’s messaging on the coronavirus, and it comes amid rising concerns […]

Birmingham hospital apologises after Deaf woman was allegedly asked if she can ‘discuss things via pen and paper’

November 23, 2021 by

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A Birmingham hospital has said it is “very sorry” to hear concerns over its communication with a Deaf woman in […]

Deaf News: Access to Work ‘passports’ to be piloted this year as Government launches its National Disability Strategy

July 28, 2021 by

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‘Passports’ which aim to provide Access to Work claimants with “smooth transitions between job roles” will be trialled later this […]