https://www.easterneye.biz/nhs-maternity-review-raises-red-flags-about-midwives/
30 August 2023
[…] Ockenden said in the letter that mothers told her interpretation and translations services are “very hit and miss”. This included mothers who require emergency caesarean sections, some of whom signed consent forms without understanding what they were signing. Others had to phone relatives to have a three-way conversation. […]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-66647985
30 August 2023
[,,,] Subsequent investigations by the Coventry Health authority and MRC investigated participants' consent.
The 1998 MRC inquiry stated language barriers and the reliance on family members as interpreters hampered researchers' communication with participants.
It was "possible that a word did not exist for 'radiation'" in the languages spoken by the women, the committee's report said.
"It is possible that, despite the best intentions of the research team, full details of the study were not grasped by the women involved," it added. [,,,]
https://www.ukri.org/publications/radiation-in-mrc-supported-research-in-the-1950s-and-1960s/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23732184.no-interpreter-delays-oxfordshire-testicle-twister-case/
19th August 2023
No interpreter delays Oxfordshire 'testicle twister' case
The lack of a Polish interpreter delayed the case of a man accused of grabbing another’s testicles with such force he caused grievous bodily harm.
Daniel Swiatek, 40, was in front of Oxford Crown Court on Friday (August 18) to answer the allegation of wounding.
But Judge Nigel Daly was forced to put the case off for a week as no interpreter had been booked to translate proceedings for the Polish defendant.
He told the court: “As I have already said, I am reluctant – in fact I won’t – take pleas from somebody who doesn’t speak the language and may not understand exactly what he is pleading to.” […]
9 August 2023
Garden Court Chambers responds to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on the fees applicable to immigration legal aid work
[…] “g) Interpretation fees should be recalculated in line with inflation. At the current available rates, which have not increased at least since 2011, it is often impossible to find interpretation services that meet the interpreter qualification criteria set by the LAA. This problem is particularly acute for certain languages and is a key aspect of effective access to justice in this field.” […]
