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Lost for Words - Healthwatch Evidence on how language barriers contribute to health inequalities

Meeting: 07/10/2022 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 15.)

15. Lost for Words - Healthwatch Evidence on how language barriers contribute to health inequalities pdf icon PDF 359 KB

Healthwatch Reading were involved in research for a national campaign by Healthwatch England where Reading people with little or no English shared their communication struggles with the NHS.  In the final report “Lost for Words”, which was published on 23 March 2022Healthwatch England call for the NHS to face a new legal duty on arranging interpreters for people who speak little or no English.