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The Welsh Consumer Council set about defining the consumer interest in language in its 1996 report, Welsh as a Consumer Issue. That report emphasised how and why the opportunities for using the Welsh language be considered from the view of the consumer. In general, service providers are well equipped to look after their own interests – the consumer by comparison is often weak. It is this theme that is picked up in this report – Welsh in the Health Service: The Scope, Nature and Adequacy of...
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The Basque Country has two official languages, Basque and Spanish, the first being spoken by 37% of the population. The Basque Health Service has developed language schemes to fulfill the legal requirements. Currently, there is a vast transformational shift from legislative policies to an evidence-based, patient-centred care approach. This paper discusses three key issues which could enhance language appropriate care: the recording of patient’s preferred language; the Basque language care...
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Health and social service systems can be difficult to traverse, especially in the stressful situations that often necessitate accessing them. In Quebec, these difficulties are exacerbated for English speaking or limited French-proficient persons. This thesis employs a needs-based assessment to explore how linguistic-based access barriers to health and social services affect Montreal’s English-speaking Disability community, focusing on those with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities...
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Our study aims to analyze the social exclusion of older Swedish and Finnish speakers living as linguistic minorities in bilingual municipalities in Finland, where municipal authorities are required to offer services in both languages. Data was taken from the 2016 Language Barometer Survey, measuring the quality of language services in bilingual municipalities (n=33). For the purposes of our study, we focused on 2,030 people between the ages of 60 and 84. We included four different language...
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Cet article fait état d’une recension des écrits effectuée pour le Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) autour du phénomène des laboratoires d’idées ou think tanks. Cette recension visait à identifier la forme de laboratoire d’idées en mesure de favoriser la prestation de soins de santé linguistiquement et culturellement appropriés dans les communautés d’expression française du Canada. Les écrits recensés font état de l’évolution du think tank classique vers des communautés de...
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This article deals with the situation of languages in healthcare in Catalonia. It reports on the measures being carried out by the Ministry of Health of the Government of Catalonia to guarantee that the population may be attended to in their own official language, whether Catalan, Spanish or Occitan, and specifically to promote knowledge and use of Catalan among professionals working in the health system. It provides data on the migratory flows of doctors and nurses and sociolinguistic data....
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This article discusses the networking and partnership approach of improving access to public health and social services, with an interest in informing best practices for official language populations in a minority context. The case of Canada’s official language minority residing in the province of Quebec and its Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) is explored. Elements that support or inhibit partnership functioning, including innovative community-based participatory...
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Abstract Language is a key factor in the delivery of effective healthcare, especially in settings where service users speak a minoritised language. In Wales, the Welsh Government has acknowledged the importance of linguistic inclusion through initiatives such as the More than just words strategy, which aims to embed the Welsh language into health and social care services. The introduction of The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations in 2018 marked a significant statutory development,...
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A concerted attempt is being made by the Welsh Government to revitalize the Welsh language in Wales through language legislation and policy initiatives. This paper explores the political rhetoric and practical reality of these recent legislative developments, as they pertain to the health care sector. It offers a qualitative analysis of written evidence provided by key stakeholders during the consultation process on the new legally-binding requirements of Welsh Language Standards for health...
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