NHS ‘routinely failing’ deaf patients in England, report finds

RNID survey finds half of sign language users did not understand diagnoses - some terminal - or how their treatment worked

Deaf patients face systemic discrimination when it comes to learning about their own health due to NHS failings, with some not understanding that they might have a terminal illness, according to a damning report.

The study by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) accuses the NHS of routinely failing" deaf people.