Language barrier to Aboriginal health (fwd)

[Cunliffe D J (Comp)]

Hi,

People who are interested in this story might be interested to know that you can download the full reports from: http://www.crcah.org.au/index.cfm?attributes.fuseaction=whatsHappening#572

Stage 1 Report
Improving communication between health staff and Aboriginal patients
Stage 2 Report
Evaluating strategies to improve communication between health staff and Aboriginal patients

Be seeing you,

Daniel.


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Language barrier to Aboriginal health
24-Nov-2005

by Eleanor Limprecht
http://news.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/8b/0c03898b.asp 

A critical lack of communication between Aboriginal patients and doctors
has sparked calls for a greater number of specially trained Indigenous
health interpreters in doctors surgeries.