The ambulance trusts
are predominantly telephone based interpreting services because of the call
centre element is telephone-based anyway but also because the clinical staff on
the scene need an interpreter immediately so (in the London Ambulance Service
anyway), use a mobile telephone and pass it between themselves and the
patient.
Alison
Devlin
Equalities and
Diversity Co-ordinator
Central and
Greater
Tel: 020 3214
5770 Mob: 07815 779030 Fax: 020
3214 5892
From: Health of
minority ethnic communities in the UK
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robinson, James
Sent: 19 May 2010 15:45
To:
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Subject: Telephone
interpreting
Dear all
There was some conversation around
telephone interpreting in November last year. One of the contributions seemed to
suggest in some areas there was a move away from face to face toward telephone
services. Is anyone aware of any Trusts or Boards that have moved exclusively or
predominantly to telephone interpreting?
Jim
Jim
Robinson
Equality and
Office
Address:
The
Bungalow
Community Child
Health
Tel +44 (0) 131
536 0055
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