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Interpreting and translation services

Website accessibility

This website incorporates 'BrowseAloud' software.

To use Browsealoud, either click on the Listen / Translate button or the Browsealoud icon. These are usually located at the bottom right of the page; the option displayed will vary according to your cookie preferences.

This is what the Browsealoud icon looks like:

Browsealoud icon

Interpreting and translation

Interpreting and translation services are provided by the NHS.

It is very important that you understand and are fully involved in making decisions about your care and treatment.

Please ask ward staff if you need help with:

Easy Read or different format versions of patient information
language interpreting
British Sign Language
communication assistance for people who are deaf.

To find out if assistance has been booked, please contact the department where you are being seen.

British Sign Language

InterpretersLive! enables British Sign Language (BSL) users to call into and be called by the Trust. Messages or information can be relayed through a BSL interpreter visible to the BSL user.

This service can also be used for telephone consultations and appointments, where appropriate.

Telephone interpreting for users of British Sign Language