Case Study: Wiltshire NHS Trust
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Personalised Medical Interpretation Services at Language Direct
We are an experienced service provider to the healthcare sector since 2001. Language Direct offers over 189 community languages including rare languages such as Oromo. Our services include: Face-to-Face Interpretation Remote options such as Phone and Video Interpretations British Sign […]
Remote Interpreting: An Opportunity to Improve Healthcare
During lockdown, there has been an evident shift of interpreting services moving from in person to online due to the Coronavirus. Telephone and video interpreting methods were already existing but not used as excessively as they are today. These remote […]
Interpreting for Refugees: How effective are NHS services?
Healthwatch released a report in January 2020 on an investigation they completed on the reality of interpreting for refugees and how effective services were in the North Yorkshire region. There were insights from 49 refugees in total, along with 25 […]
Children’s Mental Health Week: How Interpreters Can Help
This week marks Children’s Mental Health Week which is in it’s sixth year running. Mental health is important for all ages but the focus on children and young adults is necessary. Creating awareness is the first step to allow children […]
Bilingual employees vs medical interpreters – which is better?
If you’re a nurse, physician, surgeon, doctor or anyone else working in the healthcare sector, it’s highly likely that you’ve encountered a communication problem with a patient at some point in your medical career. Scenario: Let’s say you’re working on […]