Thursday 14 March 2024

Wales: Language barriers can cause medical harm – report

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68569298.amp

14 March 2024

Wales: Language barriers can cause medical harm – report

A woman who went to her GP with a urinary tract infection (UTI) missed the chance to catch her cancer early because she relied on her son to translate.

Dr Shanti Karupiah said when the woman was examined she was found to have stage four cervical cancer.

A Senedd report recommends translators are provided to patients to help avoid health conditions being missed.

The Welsh government said it would consider the recommendations.

The report by the Equality and Social Justice Committee said mistakes and misdiagnoses occurred often due to the "wholly inappropriate use of family members as interpreters in medical settings, rather than trained professionals".

Read more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68569298.amp

 

Monday 11 March 2024

PQ: 11 March 2024

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2024-03-06.17313.h

Ministry of Justice: Interpreters

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 11 March 2024.

Gregory Campbell Shadow DUP Spokesperson (International Development), Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was for the Ministry of Justice Language Service Contract in (a) 2018 and (b) 2023.

Mike Freer Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The total cost to the public purse for the Ministry of Justice Language Service Contract was £26,774,286.01 in 2018, and £24,992,225.55 in 2023.

Sunday 10 March 2024

"lack of a Portuguese interpreter"

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24171613.oxford-man-accused-downloading-extreme-pornography/

10th March 2024

A lack of a Portuguese interpreter means a man accused of possessing extreme pornography was unable to make his plea.

Oxford Crown Court heard that there are only three Portuguese interpreters in the country meaning there wasn’t one free for Leonico Marjoni to be arraigned on Friday (March 8). […]

Defence barrister Derek Barry explained that due to the language barrier, he was unable to attain whether the case will be heading for trial.