Non-English Speakers
A language line telephone interpreter service can be arranged, if required. NHS GGC no longer provides interpreter on-site unless consultation is expected to take more than 30 minutes.
The fact sheets below have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.
Open the leaflets in one of the following languages