Invisible rights: Barriers and facilitators to access and use of interpreter services in health care settings by Polish migrants in Norway.

CONCLUSIONS: Even though migrants are entitled to free interpreter services, Polish migrants experience several barriers accessing interpreters in health care settings. A variety of practices such as selective use and use of unqualified and ad hoc interpreters reveals a failure to meet recommended standards of interpretation services. Not involving professional interpreters in language-discordant consultations constitutes a serious threat to practitioners' ability to work as competent professionals, potentially risking the quality and safety of health care for these patients. PMID: 30345877 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research