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Thematic analysis was undertaken.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Responses identified from focus groups are reported as barriers faced using health services, improvements that would make a difference, impact of accessibility of health services, and a potential Sign language badge for healthcare staff.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Deaf people report that health professionals lack training on Deaf awareness and do not know how to communicate effectively with Deaf and hard of hearing people. Further research into Deaf awareness and training resources for health professionals are needed to establish what improves Deaf cultural competencies, and ultimately makes healthcare experiences more positive for people who are Deaf.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdae112","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,27]],"date-time":"2024-06-27T20:04:48Z","timestamp":1719518688000},"page":"e520-e527","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["\u201cThey still phone even though they know I'm deaf\u201d: exploring experiences of deaf people in health services in Wales, UK"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6827-0029","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julia","family":"Terry","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health and Social Care , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"},{"name":"Swansea University , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rhian","family":"Meara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Geography , Faculty of Science and Engineering, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"},{"name":"Swansea University , Faculty of Science and Engineering, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rachel","family":"England","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health and Social Care , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"},{"name":"Swansea University , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, , Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024082908151780000_ref1","article-title":"Royal National Institute for Deaf People. 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