17 October 2011
A motorcycle paramedic who works to improve
ambulance care for the deaf community will appear on BBC See Hear
this Wednesday (19 October).
Richard Webb-Stevens was interviewed about his
work in the London Ambulance Service Motorcycle Response Unit in
Waterloo, and his role in the Service’s Deaf Awareness Forum.
Richard, 37, said: “Hopefully the programme
will help with the work we’re doing to improve accessibility and
the overall experience for patients from the deaf community.
“One in seven people in the UK are affected by
some degree of deafness, so we’re encouraging the use of the
‘emergencySMS’ service, which allows deaf, hard of hearing and
speech impaired people to contact 999 by sending a text
message.”
BBC See Hear will be aired on BBC Two at 1pm
on Wednesday.
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