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I'm currently doing doctoral research into issues related to interpretational support in diabetes consultations between Pakistani patients and their Caucasian health professionals. My data consists of detailed case studies, collected using multiple methods (consultation observations and pre and post-consultation interviews), which examined how the patient-health professional interaction is affected by the use of both professional and family interpreters. Although interpreted consultations can sometimes be 'problematic' in the sense that interpreters are doing more (or less) than simply interpreting, interpreters may feel 'forced' into these positions by patients. Saying this I have found that interpreters can sometimes disempower patients by giving precedence to what health professionals say by verbatim translating their 'talk' but heavily editing/omitting parts of the patients 'talk'. Evaluation of interpreting services needs to take into account interpreters' (as well as patients' and health professionals') perspectives and direct observational evidence of how triadic consultations operate to better understand the complexities of, and variations in, these interactions. Stephan, I would be very interested in recieving the details of the evaluation outcome. Many thanks Naureen James Stephen wrote: > We are soon to undertake evaluation of interpreting services through focus > groups commissioned from community organisations, in various languages. If > Sam is not mistaken, we have already decided the outcome, which would > probably make it a waste of effort, but I'd be happy to let anyone have more > details on request. We have also provided interpreters for some recent > research into TB treatment. Same reservations and offer apply, all the best, > Stephen > > Stephen James, Head of Partnerships and Diversity, Ealing Primary Care > Trust, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4SA. Tel: 020 3313 9318. > Fax: 020 3313 9618. Email: [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sams ruby mac [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 08 January 2009 12:51 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Consultations in languages other than English > > Hietal, > > No. > > But one can assume where they do use interpreters or translate the material, > they ask the same meaningless questions designed to get the answers they > want. > > Sam Semoff > Merseyside Keep Our NHS Public. > > > On 8 Jan 2009, at 12:10 pm, Jacqueline Beavan wrote: > > > >> >> Hi All >> >> Does anyone know of any research carried out in any PCT or acute trust on >> consultations that are conducted in languages other than English (whether >> through professional interpreters or family members or where the >> practitioner themselves speaks the other language)? >> >> If so I would be keen to hear about it - I'm sure that there are list >> members who may have been involved in this kind of research. >> >> Oh - and a Happy New Year!! >> >> Jackie Beavan >> Research Fellow >> Department of Health and Population Sciences >> University of Birmingham >> >> > > > > ******************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error, do not > copy, use it for any purpose or disclose to any other person. Please > notify [log in to unmask] > > The contents of this e-mail may contain personal views which are not > the views of the Ealing Primary Care Trust. > ******************************************************************** > > -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.