Public Service Interpreting for healthcare and support for language equity: a comparative evaluation in South Wales and Central Scotland

我提出的研究项目的目的是评估威尔士医疗保健对外语口译的需求，并探索解决口译员，医疗工作者和服务用户面临的挑战的发展。概述：公共服务口译（PSI）促进了“官与民之间的沟通”（Wadensjö， 2011:43）。从法律上讲，英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士的公共服务必须按照《2010年平等法案》的规定消除歧视。此外，2014年《社会服务和福利（威尔士）法》促进了“个人特征、文化和信仰（包括，例如，语言）”方面的福祉（2014:7）。此外，威尔士政府发布了一份政策文件，支持为难民和寻求庇护者提供健康和福利（2018a）。它还建议为寻求庇护者和难民提供额外的语言支持，并报告说，卡迪夫是内政部（2022年）在威尔士选择的四个寻求庇护者分散地区之一。

The purpose of my proposed research project is to appraise the need for foreign language interpreting for healthcare in Wales, and to explore developments for addressing challenges faced by interpreters, healthcare workers, and service users. Overview: Public Service Interpreting (PSI) facilitates "communication between officials and lay people" (Wadensjö, 2011:43). Legally, public services in England, Scotland and Wales must eliminate discrimination as directed in the Equality Act 2010. Additionally, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 promotes well-being regarding "the characteristics, culture and beliefs of the individual (including, for example, language)," (2014:7). Moreover, the Welsh Government published a policy document supporting health and well-being provision for refugees and asylum seekers (2018a). It also advised additional language support for asylum seekers and refugees, and reported that Cardiff was one of four dispersal areas for asylum seekers within Wales selected by the Home Office (2022).