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Digital inclusion workshops for deaf people

Over the next few months, we will be making visits across the nine regions of England to deliver workshops on digital access to health services.

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Deaf people’s poor access to healthcare

Deaf people’s access to healthcare in the UK in the news.

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Dr Sarah Powell: response to Locked Out report

A personal and professional reflection of the recent BSL Advisory Board report.

Woman wearing protective clothes signing with a resident

Advancing health equity for BSL users

The BSL Advisory Board report has the answers to make services safer and more accessible, and SignHealth is ready to help you achieve that.

Deaf people are still sick of it

50 deaf charities sign open letter to Wes Streeting

This letter urges Wes Streeting to support SignHealth’s Still Sick of It campaign and to work with the deaf community to finally make the NHS accessible for deaf people.

Robin presenting Accessing NHS Services

ScottishPower Foundation Awards 2025

We are proud to be shortlisted for the ScottishPower Foundation Awards 2025 for community engagement and innovation.

Derby MPs

Derby MP Event

Meet your Derby MPs and share your views on deaf people’s access to healthcare.

2025 Political Party Conferences

We’re heading to the political party conferences this autumn. Our team will be at the Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Conservative conferences, making sure that deaf people’s experiences and priorities are included in national conversations. We’ll … Continued

People standing with placards asking for accesible health information

The Accessible Information Standard has finally been updated

NHS England has finally released an updated Accessible Information Standard (AIS). This includes a sixth step – review.