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Healthcare professionals need more training about human trafficking and the safe use of interpreters
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2671 (Published 01 June 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2671- Toby Bonvoisin, fourth year medical student
- University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
- tbonvoisin1{at}sheffield.ac.uk
SD and ZA’s article was a good insight into how clinicians can communicate sensitively and effectively through family translators, while considering them as people too.1 It is important to bear in mind, however, that a small minority of patients bring someone along to translate who isn’t who they say they are or does not have the patient’s best interests …
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