Follow up from our ‘Not Equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care in Sheffield’ report
On Tuesday 23rd January 2018, Healthwatch Sheffield’s Chief Officer, Margaret Kilner, appeared on BBC Radio Sheffield’s Breakfast Show to be interviewed by Toby Foster about our recent work.
Margaret appeared on the radio to talk about our recent report, a investigation into the experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in Sheffield.
Read the report here
Listen to the radio feature (starts at 1 hour 8 minutes)
After the interview, Toby opened up his phone lines to people who have disabilities, to give them an opportunity to talk about their experiences on air.
“The Radiotherapy Department were fantastic, they provided information in a readable format [brail] for me and the staff are always willing to help.” – Blind listener
“The guidelines are all there, but no one adheres to them” – Matt, BSL Interpreter
“It’s hit and miss on some [hospital] wards, GPs are good usually… the leaflets provided are not easy to read for Deaf people, there is a lot of jargon” – David, BSL Interpreter
Margaret also appeared on Sheffield Live talking about these issues.
