Written questions

Health Services: Disability

2026-05-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 926 · Official question

Ian Sollom

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to implement the NHS Accessible Information Standard effectively.

Answer

Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers have been expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs ...