A question on #NHS #TranslationServices tabled by Rupert Lowe on 15-11-2024 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS: Translation Services
Question ID: 1742029
UIN: 14506
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-15
Asking Member ID: 5158
Asking Member display name: Rupert Lowe
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rupert Lowe
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the NHS; what externally-provided translation and interpretation services are availa
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Date answered: 2024-12-03
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: The Department is unable to provide a response about the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the National Health Service, because the data is not held centrally. Information on the externally provided translation and interp...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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