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'National scandal' as more help needed for deaf patients

by Parker

A mother has said there is no one available to communicate with her deaf daughter when they go to hospital.

Kristy Hopkins, 45, from Cardiff, said taking her 15-year-old daughter, Ffion Haf, to hospital was a "difficult" and "negative" experience due to the communication barriers.

It follows a report by the charity RNID which said there were serious failures in the care of people who are deaf or hard of hearing in Wales.

A Welsh government spokesperson said it was working with organisations such as RNID and the British Deaf Association to "renew" access to healthcare for people with sensory impairments.

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