James Watson-O’Neill

Chief Executive

SignHealth

James joined SignHealth in 2016 and has worked in the charity sector since 2001, including a variety of roles at Scope and the NSPCC. James is a trustee of the British Society of Mental Health and Deafness and the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group. James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and a Leadership Fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows at the College of St George at Windsor Castle.

signhealth.org.uk

Media Coverage

The Limping Chicken

BREAKING: NHS England contracts SignHealth to deliver ‘ground-breaking’ BSL Talking Therapies

The Deaf health charity SignHealth has been awarded a national contract from NHS England to supply Talking Therapies in British Sign Language (BSL), in what’s been described as a “ground-breaking s…

Published: 9/3/2022, 11:27 am

Daily Mail

NHS `failing´ to provide proper communication for deaf, blind and...

Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has previously said she often needs to take a family member with her to medical appointments

Published: 9/3/2022, 11:25 am

The Telegraph

‘Look at the screen’, GP told blind patient

Incident is revealed in report warning that disabled patients are at risk of misdiagnosis unless doctors improve their level of care

Published: 9/3/2022, 11:24 am

Citiesabc

ONS Report: Coronavirus And Depression In Adults - Reaction From Experts

The UK Office for National Statistics published a report on Coronavirus and Depression in Adults. They found that the coronavirus pandemic had a bigger impact on deprived areas of England and affected...

Published: 3/10/2021, 4:43 pm

Londonlovesbusiness

One in six suffered some form of depression in summer 2021, says ONS

Around 1 in 6 (17%) adults experienced some form of depression in summer 2021 (21 July to 15 August); this is a decrease since early 2021 (21% during 27 January…

Published: 1/10/2021, 3:33 pm