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This information sheet focuses on “teach-back” and how it can be an effective method for health practitioners in general and when used via an interpreter.

The Department of Social Services Family Safety Pack includes information on Australia’s laws regarding domestic and family violence, sexual assault and forced marriage, and a woman’s right to be safe and has been translated into 46 languages.  Interpreters and Family Safety is a new

Communication with a person from a refugee background may be affected by language and cultural differences as well as social, economic and political experiences.  It is important for an accredited interpreter (i.e. not a family member) to be offered to ensure ethical, safe and high qu

NSW Refugee Health Service has developed a free online tool which produces an appointment letter in 17 languages.  It is simple to use and  fast, enabling the letter to be printed off during a consultation and given to patients before they leave your ward or clinic.

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta