What is Black History Month? The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and...
Supporting BAME Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System In 2016, the NHS published The Five Year Forward View For Mental Health. A critical part of the report was setting out pathways for people from BAME communities to effectively seek out mental health support while in the criminal justice system. For many BAME individuals, mental health...
Interpreting Best Practice During a Crisis Popular forms of remote interpreting, primarily telephone interpreting and video conferencing, have been the saving grace for communication support as the UK moves through the different stages of the COVID-19 response. The benefits of remote telehealth services are well documented, but even during socially distanced times, there are still...
How can we ensure the NHS retain digital improvements post COVID-19? The NHS have done a remarkable job tackling the greatest global health crisis in a generation, and the language industry has been forced to evolve concurrently to continue to provide communication support successfully. As the UK prepares to traverse the...
When the news broke back in April that initial data recorded from UK hospitals indicated that BAME individuals were disproportionality affected by COVID-19, there was a sense of uneasiness in the language industry. As an industry which works with many BAME communities, these statistics were worrying. Data recorded from the...
Learning Disability Week 2020, led. by Mencap – the voice of learning disability, just like all other aspects of health and social care, has been altered by the effects of the current coronavirus pandemic. This year, Mencap have chosen important aspect of the lockdown which has been a vital lifeline...
From 1st August 2016, all NHS and publicly funded social care programs are required to abide by the Accessible Information Standard. The Standard was introduced to offer guidance around best practice for communication support to service users with a disability or sensory impairment, ensuring they receive the right care...
With the current outbreak of COVID-19 increasing momentum, the precautionary measures taken by the healthcare sector must be adhered to in all areas. It should then come as no surprise that the number of NHS organisations relying solely on remote interpreting (speaking to patients through the use of an...
There is no denying that COVID-19 has and will change the way we deliver healthcare across the world. Digital solutions that have previously been received with scepticism and has now been our saviour in these difficult times. Getting an appointment with your GP is not always easy and with practices...
The NHS is an asset to the morale of our country, providing efficient, high quality, healthcare. The preservation of the NHS has never been more important as we grapple with the effects of COVID-19. As an interpreting agency working with the NHS, our primary role is to aid and...
