Medical Translation Presentation
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This presentation of medical translation statistics and information has been put together to demonstrate the importance of language skills in a medical setting. In a world where travel and multi-culturalism are the norm, the ability to understand languages different to our native tongue is increasingly essential. In a medical environment, where the health and high quality treatment of the patient is crucial, having a common language or a translator present is paramount to optimum care. Here you can see for yourself why linguistic professionals are playing such a huge part in the provision of patients today!
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- 1. Medical Translation An Insight into the topic What is it? Medical translation is the translation of technical, regulatory, clinical or marketing documentation, software or training curriculums for the pharmaceutical, medical device or healthcare fields. Who is using it? Hospitals across the country constantly require translation services to ensure they offer fair treatment and a correct diagnosis of a patient’s particular problem. ...and why is it so important? It is extremely important to clarify the aspects of an ailment with a doctor, and for a doctor to be fully understood by the patient as to the details of their treatment. Should a specific therapy require an explanation at length in a foreign language, a professional translator is an invaluable resource. Quick Lingo Ltd.
- 2. Medical Translation £ 60.000/64.000 nhs daily expenditure on translation services 17% 120 languages rise of price translated since 2007 £23.000.000 spent last year on written translation and interpreters Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Leeds Teaching Foundation Trust spent Hospital NHS Trust £3.7 million in the past spent £2.4 million 3 years on translation and interpreting services London-based Imperial College Healtcare NHS Trust Spent £2 million Quick Lingo Ltd.
- 3. Medical Translation Since 2010... Surgeries spent £2,500 an hour on interpreters at foreigners’ appointments A survey of the 152 Primary Care Trusts responsible for GPs and Dentists: spent on average £146,000 each on translation services last year. Most commonly demanded languages Polish Bengali Mandarin Turkish Arabic Farsi Somali Kurdish Czech Slovak Lithuanian Quick Lingo Ltd.