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Deaf patients say Queensland hospitals are failing to provide adequate Auslan services at critical times. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3hiUxC0 Carol Keech and Linda Flesser-Bone say they struggled to communicate in hospitals. Queensland Health says Auslan interpreters are available at all hospitals 24 hours a day. Auslan interpreter and advocate Gail Smith says that's not the case. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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