Department of Health

Safe and effective use of interpreters

Practice note for Maternal and Child Health services

The practice note will inform MCH nurses of strategies and approaches to ensure the safe and effective use of interpreters, to strengthen service delivery for children and their families.

Two supportive documents should also be noted:

  • Language services policy
  • How to work with interpreters and translators: a guide to effectively using language services, 2017:

Details

Date published
14 Dec 2021

Reviewed 17 November 2023

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