First Gifts

Our BSL hospitals sign is perfect for children’s wards in hospitals, first aid areas in schools and nurseries, for forest school sites or any other medical environment.

We worked with a group of parents who had experienced the challenge of spending time in hospital with their proudly deaf children to produce the sign. It is beautifully illustrated with easy-to-understand depictions of the British Sign Language signs for 16 words relevant to a hospital or first aid environment. Featured phrases include essential words like “hurt,” “comfortable”, “nurse”, “doctor” etc. The words are grouped by type and colour-coded to help quickly pick the most relevant sign.

This BSL hospital sign also includes two QR code links. One takes you to a video demonstration of each of the featured signs, and the other takes you to an online interactive “flip tiles” game that lets you practice recognition of each of the signs.

The signing illustrations are created for us by the leading BSL resource provider in the UK, LET’S SIGN. Working with LET’S SIGN ensures our BSL signs are as clear and accurate as possible. The video depictions accessible from the QR code are kindly provided by Kristy Hopkins @Hands2Hear.