Tim Venkatesan
Deconstructing language barriers in healthcare: Where are we going wrong?
Venkatesan, Tim; Naqvi, Daniel; Patel, Bakula
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply brought to light the need to address inequalities in health. Language barriers have been demonstrated to be a major determinant in the inequality in healthcare received by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and migrant patients. While working in a busy, multicultural London hospital, bridging language barriers have been one of the biggest challenges to delivering healthcare in this setting.
In this short article, we wish to deconstruct what we believe to be the fundamental practical challenges to successfully communicating with Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) patients. We identify that although this is a complex issue, there are several key areas that need to be addressed. Although we do not have a comprehensive solution, we hope that through outlining the major issues, we can empower a mandate for change.
Citation
Venkatesan, T., Naqvi, D., & Patel, B. (2022). Deconstructing language barriers in healthcare: Where are we going wrong?. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 98(1157), 157-158. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140538
Journal Article Type | Editorial |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 5, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 30, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2022-03 |
Deposit Date | Jul 22, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Postgraduate Medical Journal |
Print ISSN | 0032-5473 |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-0756 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 98 |
Issue | 1157 |
Pages | 157-158 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140538 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5814302 |
Publisher URL | https://pmj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/29/postgradmedj-2021-140538 |
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