We provide an interpreting service to improve access to health and social care for patients who do not speak English as a first or competent second language.

• Interpreters are professionally trained and adhere to a code of practice / ethics.
• Interpreters are bound by confidentiality.
• We can provide interpreters at any time.
• We have more than 200 professional interpreters covering 33 registered languages.
• The service is free of charge for patients.

Find out more about the NI Health and Social Care Interpreting Service.

How to access the service

Patients should inform their hospital department, service or ward as soon as possible if an interpreter is required.

Your health and social care professional will arrange an interpreter on your behalf.

Information in different languages

If you require information to be translated into a different language, please contact our Equality Unit.

• Telephone: 028 276 61377
• Email: equality.unit@northerntrust.hscni.net