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SignHealth at HSJ Congress 2026: Championing Patient Safety for the deaf community

At the Patient Safety Congress, SignHealth shared deaf people’s experiences of healthcare, highlighting ongoing communication barriers, poor care and the impact these can have on patient safety through our Still Sick of It campaign.

SignHealth at Emergency Services championing Accessible Emergency Healthcare

Exploring The Emergency Services Show and the importance of making emergency services more accessible for deaf people.

Our response to the PHSO’s recent report

SignHealth welcomes a new Ombudsman report exposing the barriers deaf people still face. The evidence is clear: we’re still sick of it.

SignHealth at NHS Confed Expo: Championing Accessible Healthcare

SignHealth engaged with NHS organisations, healthcare providers, businesses, and industry leaders to champion accessible and inclusive services for deaf people.

Maternity and neonatal healthcare investigations

Our Chief Executive, Lucy Warnes was interviewed for the first episode of ‘Open Your Eyes: Maternity in Crisis’, a new investigative journalism series by Lumo TV looking to drive real social change for the deaf community. It aired at 6pm on 15 … Continued

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.

Photos of deaf health stories in the news

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.

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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.