Written questions

Disability: Advocacy

2026-05-19 · Department of Health and Social Care · 3413 · Official question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults where such support is necessary to enable access to NHS services

Answer

Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...