Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16690
NHS: Translation Services
Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing (a) family and (b) friends to provide (i) translation and (ii) interpretation during NHS appointments.
Answer
Karin SmythThe General Medical Council’s guidance states that all possible efforts must be made to ensure effective communication with patients. This includes arrangements to meet patients’ communication needs in languages other than English.Where language is a prob...
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