Our exit from the European Union undoubtedly means a more complex trading relationship with the bloc, which as of 2018 made up 49% of our global trade. However, it opens the UK to the rest of the world, with new trade deals already being agreed with a number of major non-EU nations. By 2022,...
The past year has been rough, and 2021 is the subject of quiet hope for many, as vaccines begin to be rolled out and we may be able to begin discussing the prospect of recovery, as a pose to survival. For the translation industry, the pattern is no different. 2020 brought...
After almost a full year of adapting to restrictions on travel, gatherings, and outings, we are now finally, hopefully, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. On Tuesday 8th of December, a 90-year-old woman became the first U.K. citizen to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, one of several...
Word360 Appoints new Management Team Members to Support Growth Strategy Sheena Kotecha joins as Business Development ManagerIoana Gaicea joins as Marketing ManagerAndrew Malone joins as Operations ManagerJames Nunnerley joins as Head of Development The region’s leading translation agency, Word360, have made key appointments across the business to strengthen their management team...
When you’re seriously ill in hospital, every detail is overwhelming. Doctors are rushing around you; medication being rapidly discussed, and concern floating in the air. But imagine if you can’t understand a word of what is being said around you – how can you tell anyone what you’re experiencing? The...
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...
