Healthdirect Video Call is a commonwealth government-funded video conferencing platform for health professionals and their patients. Telehealth is now part of everyday life, but learning how to navigate new technology can be difficult if English is not your first language.
To help clinicians support their patients, whose first language is not English or have limited English language proficiency, Healthdirect Video Call service has produced translated version of their ‘Attending your appointment via A Video Call’ flyer in 26 different languages. The flyer explains to patients how they can access their video appointments and how to get the best out of the experience. It can be customised to include the clinic’s information and includes a QR that allows patients to quickly access the waiting area prior to their appointment.
Being able to read the technical instructions in their own language helps alleviate a lot of the stress many patients feel when it comes to using telehealth.
Responding to the needs of the community, All Graduates have produced translated Telehealth instruction sheets working with NAATI-certified translators to make sure each one was correct and user-friendly.
The following languages are provided:
Client Testimonials:
“All Graduates Interpreters and Translators assists Alfred Health Language Services department with the provision of Telehealth video-conference interpreting service in inpatient and outpatient settings. The set-up of the service was stress-free and managed in a timely fashion. The professionalism, reliability and, flexibility of Ismail and Mikaela helps Language Services to provide quality VRI to Alfred Health LEP patients.”
Ida Giaccio, Team Leader, Alfred Health Language Services
“Melbourne Health has a long standing relationship with All Graduates Interpreting and Translating Services. All Graduates take particular care with our portfolio, and we feel our health service is a top priority. All Graduates takes innovative steps to ensure that we are provided with the best outcomes for our health service. One of our biggest achievements is the successful partnership with the Health Direct Telehealth platform which enabled Melbourne Health to provide video interpreters via a secure platform to our patients and staff. As this service was established long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, there were no delays in providing this service to our staff and patients.”
Christina Leontiou, Interpreter Coordinator, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
“The skilled and highly experienced All Graduates telehealth staff have been instrumental in the success of the virtual remote interpreting service for CaLD patients by liaising with the in-house IT/telehealth team, advising on the workflow coordination of the remote interpreters and assisting with problem solving.”
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