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🧵(5/5) to meet these promises. And we will never stop campaigning for fairer access to healthcare for all deaf people." - Lucy Warnes, Chief Executive @SignHealth .For a #BSL summary of the 10 Year Health Plan, visit our website #WhereIsOurAccess.

What do you want to know?.

🧵(4/5) We welcome both of these promises. But we want to make sure that they are delivered – because we know these could make an enormous impact on addressing the health inequalities that deaf people experience. We will keep pushing the Government and the NHS. .

🧵(3/5) If you are a deaf BSL user, this will be recorded on your Single Patient Record and visible to every healthcare professional you meet. 2 - The Government have also said that all appointments and medications will be managed via the NHS App and this will be BSL accessible.

🧵(2/5) all your medical information will be accessible in one place. This is the first time the NHS have ever done this. This is an important move, because the Government say that patients will not have to keep telling healthcare staff that they are deaf over and over again. .

🧵NHS 10 Year Plan."Yesterday the Government published the NHS 10 Year Plan. It includes several key promises which will impact our community. 1 - they have promised that there will be a Single Patient Record for every patient. This means. (1/5).#WhereIsOurAccess

RT @CommissionerDA: A new report commissioned by my office shows the lack of specialist services for deaf victims of domestic abuse to acce….

RT @ptsafetylearn: Still ignored: The fight for accessible healthcare - a new report from @RNID & @SignHealth added to the hub this week ht….

April online workshops for the deaf community on topics related to domestic abuse, including: .🟡stalking.🟡sexual assault .🟡being an active bystander. Register or please share 👉 #StalkingAwarenessWeek #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.

To round off #SignLanguageWeek we were thrilled to host @BaggyShanker and @catkinson80 at Derby Deaf Club. We discussed ambulance services, dentistry, Access to Work and more. #WhereIsOurAccess #SLW2025

Thank you MP Jen Craft @ThurrockJen for highlighting the work of SignHealth and the barriers for deaf people accessing GP appointments in today's British Sign Language Week debate in Westminster. #StillSickOfIt #WhereIsOurAccess #SignLanguageWeek #SLW2025

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, remember that you can self-refer for support. You don’t have to face this alone—support is available and reaching out is a brave step. #DomesticAbuse #YouAreNotAlone

RT @safelives_: 🧵1/5. 💻 Responding to #Deaf victims of #DomesticAbuse

RT @NHSuk: Your pharmacist can now provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you se….

RT @SE_Lipspeakers: This was an excellent webinar. As #Lipspeakers we see barriers to #Deaf people getting access to #NHS appointments and….

Tonight! There's still time to register to join our Deaf Health Webinar #StillSickOfIt #WhereIsOurAccess.

RT @NDCAMHSNorth: Following valuable feedback from professionals and service users, we’ve expanded the 18-25 DMHAS service!. We now offer s….

Join us and @deafPLUS_UK next Wednesday!.

Deaf Health Webinar and Q&A - 16 January 2025 at 7pm on Zoom.Join the launch of our new campaign to remove barriers to healthcare for deaf people. Please register to get the link!.#WhereIsOurAccess #StillSickOfIt

Last chance to register for our #COVID19 focus group for deaf people. Join us this Wednesday on Zoom, please register on our website: