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May 4, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

SignHealth has called on the police to take “immediate actions” to improve accessibility, after a report claimed the criminal justice […]

December 21, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on UK’s only mental health inpatient unit for Deaf children closed pending ‘review’, NHS Trust confirms (BSL)

Corner House, the only mental health inpatient unit in the UK offering specialist support to Deaf children aged eight to […]

June 17, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on 999 BSL service enables Deaf signers to contact emergency services

A video relay service (VRS) which will enable Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users to contact emergency services in their […]

March 9, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

February 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

October 21, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

The UK Government needs to reform its Access to Work and Disability Confident schemes in order to address disadvantages encountered […]

June 12, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Jackie Driver, chair of the Board of Trustees at the Deaf health charity SignHealth, has received an OBE in the […]

May 5, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: SignHealth launches new domestic abuse research project

The deaf health charity SignHealth will carry out new research into services and support available to UK Deaf women who […]

March 22, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

BSL Health Access, which allows Deaf sign language signers to use a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter to contact medical […]

October 28, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Ofcom delays plans for 999 BSL video relay service

Proposals for a video relay service for British Sign Language signers to contact emergency services have been delayed, it has […]