Health care workers to have deaf awareness training/learn basic sign language

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Health care workers to have deaf awareness training/learn basic sign language

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Deaf means deaf! Not hard of hearing! To often in hospital people who are deaf are treated as if they are hard of hearing/ hearing impaired.

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They are faced with healthcare professionals shouting from the end of the bed and missing out on vital decisions which are made due to poor and ineffective communication. This needs to stop, basic awareness should be incorporated in there training e.g. Writing down for the individual and confirmation of understanding. Not just relying on ineffective lip reading and poor hand gestures

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