One year on, 25,000 conversations later, what has BSL Health Access achieved?
SignHealth looks back at why we set up the service in response to the pandemic.
Category: Announcement
Kent Healthy Relationship Workshops
Deaf people living in Kent are invited to join our interactive healthy relationship workshops on Zoom!
SignVideo names SignHealth Charity of the Year
Support from SignVideo will help SignHealth to achieve our ambitious 3-year plans to expand their services to improve Deaf people’s health and wellbeing.
NHS 119 BSL
NHS 119 is available in British Sign Language (BSL) for Covid-19 tests and vaccinations.
SignHealth Impact Report 2019-20
We are so proud of all we have achieved with your support, thank you!
Coronavirus Impacts Report
At SignHealth we are worried that the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected the Deaf community, and that many of the issues we have faced may have been hidden. In August and September, SignHealth conducted a survey asking … Continued
BSL Health Access available at COVID-19 testing centres
Now you can communicate in British Sign Language while getting a test for Covid-19. Please download the InterpreterNow app before you visit the testing site. When you arrive at the testing site You will see … Continued
BSL access to NHS volunteer responders
NHS Volunteers can support you with picking up shopping, medication or other essential supplies while you shield at home. Contact them through an interpreter using BSL Health Access
Deaf Awareness Week 2020
“As the Deaf health charity we’re always excited to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week! We love any opportunity to boast about our community and the fantastic deaf people we work with and for, and we’re really proud to help spread the message about deaf awareness.” – James Watson-O’Neill, CEO
