Deaf Focus Group Report

Report - 31 August 2020

HWS in partnership with SDCA have created a focus group for deaf and hard of hearing people to share their health and social care experiences in Sandwell. Please find attached our report following a focus group held on the 22nd of September 2020.

The purpose of this report is to give an overview of the focus group that was held on 22nd September 2020 in partnership with Sandwell Deaf Community Association (SDCA) and Healthwatch Sandwell (HWS) using Zoom. It was attended by 6 people, 2 British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters, and staff from SDCA and HWS. This was the second focus group and there were some different attendees from the first one.

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