Question

A 40-year-old man of Pakistani origin attends with his teenage daughter who speaks good English; he offers to interpret for his wife, who speaks very limited English and is attending with abdominal pain. What is the most appropriate approach to communication?

Accepted Answer

Use a professional interpreter service wherever reasonably practicable

Answer

Accept the family member as interpreter without question

Answer

Refuse to see the patient without an interpreter and send her home

Answer

Use the teenager as interpreter for sensitive gynaecological history

Answer

Rely on online translation apps for the consultation

Practice question

A 40-year-old man of Pakistani origin attends with his teenage daughter who speaks good English; he offers to interpret for his wife, who speaks very limited English and is attending with abdominal pain. What is the most appropriate approach to communication?