PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health Services: English Language (16 November 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to enable people with limited English to access healthcare services.
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour)
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour)
Answer
The provision of language support, including interpretation and translation, is driven by the requirement for all National Health Service organisations to comply with the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010. The provision of such services by NHS bodies is a matter for local determination based on the composition of the communities they serve, and the needs and circumstances of their patients, service users and local populations.
Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
24 November 2015
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