PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Translation Services (21 January 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS paid translators in the last financial year.
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Asked by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Answer
We do not hold this information centrally. National Health Service organisations have a duty to follow equalities legislation. This includes making sure their communities can understand information about the NHS services and that patients and clinicians can communicate with each other. However, we would encourage the NHS to be efficient and save money where possible by working together and sharing resources.
Answered by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)
26 January 2015
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