§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if the NHS direct pilot scheme is accessible to deaf telephone users via a minicom number. [45010]
§ Mr. BoatengThe threeNational Health Service Direct pilot sites currently in operation all have access to a minicom service. The second wave of NHS Direct pilots will be in operation by the end of this financial year. The 162W organisations bidding to run these pilots are asked to take account of the needs of deaf people and explain in their proposal how these will be addressed.