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Translations

All of the pages in this section have been translated by the Cambridgeshire Interpretation and Translation Agency.

To read this section in one of these languages, click on a 'language' link below, and then on the blue text hyperlinks or boxes within the index page.

NB these translated pages are available as Adobe PDF files and will take about 1–2 minutes to download, provided your computer has Adobe Reader software installed on it.

Bengali/Sylheti [51 KB]

Farsi [89 KB]

Mandarin Chinese [138 KB]

Portuguese [27 KB]

Urdu [230 KB]

patient information

As the index below shows, this section of the website provides lots of healthcare-related information for patients, including how to register with a doctor, find a dentist and access interpretation services.

The section, which is divided into 10 pages, plus a page of links to a range of useful resources for patients (especially in languages other than English), has been translated into five different languages (see box).

1. Welcome

2. Registering with a doctor

3. Your NHS medical card

4. Seeing the doctor

5. The prescription form

6. Are there any charges for my treatment?

7. What other services can I use?

8. How do I find a dentist?

9. How do I make a complaint (or compliment)?

10. What do I need to tell staff if I have to stay in hospital?

Links to translated information resources

want to contribute?

So that we can ensure this resource is as relevant as possible, please advise us of additional information about aspects of healthcare and ethnic communities, or experience as a member of staff from an ethnic group. You can send us comments and information via our feedback form.