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<p>There are no plans to undertake such a review. Under the Equality Act (2010), health
and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled
people are not disadvantaged.</p><p>Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations
are required to comply with the Accessible Information Standard. The Standard sets
out a specific, consistent approach to identifying, recording, flagging, sharing and
meeting the information and communication support needs of patients, service users,
carers and parents with a disability, impairment or sensory loss.</p><p>The standard
sets out that NHS organisations must ask people if they have any information or communication
needs and take steps to ensure that people receive information which they can access
and understand and receive communication support if they need it.</p>
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