Websites & patient experience · Website help · Visit administration and preparation

Explain how to request an interpreter before a visit

A patient needs language support but the website only offers translated pages. They may assume the appointment will automatically be delivered in the language they selected online.

What to change

Describe the practice's actual process for discussing interpretation. Confirm the responsible contact and what must be arranged before booking or attendance without promising unavailable support.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A translated service page includes a route to ask about interpreter arrangements. It explicitly explains that choosing the page language does not by itself arrange an interpreter for an appointment.

How to check the result

A visitor knows how to request support and can distinguish website translation from appointment arrangements.

A mistake to avoid

Do not substitute a staff member's language list or a general machine-translation option for a confirmed interpretation service.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to record

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