medical translation presentation

Medical TranslationAn 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.

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. 

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?

Quick Lingo Ltd.

£ 60.000/64.000nhs daily expenditure on translation

services

120languages

translated

17%

rise of price since 2007

£23.000.000spent last year on written

translation and interpreters

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spent £3.7 million in the past 3 years on translation

and interpreting services

Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust spent £2.4 million

London-based Imperial College Healtcare NHS Trust Spent £2 million

Medical Translation

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Quick Lingo Ltd.

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.

PolishTurkish

Farsi

Kurdish

Mandarin

Somali

Arabic

Bengali

Most commonly demanded languages

Lithuanian

SlovakCzech

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Medical Translation