Sunday 10th December is Human Rights Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights It sets out fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. In 2018, people around the world recorded themselves reading an article of the Declaration in their native language. The…
This was our first in person AGM since March 2020. It was great to be in the room together, to connect, celebrate and learn from each other. From the feedback we have received we are so pleased to have achieved these aims – please see the voting tables and feedback below. A special thank you…
We are very proud to publish the SIS Annual Review 2022-2023 : More Than Interpreting We have been working hard to sustain and develop our suite of language support services (pages 8-10). Our vision is to provide integrated pathways for Service Users to easily access social care and health. We want to do this at the…
The Cost of Living Crisis is affecting us all, but it is affecting the economically challenged and vulnerable the most. According to recent research, up to 3 million people in the UK who are behind with at least one bill have experienced a mental health problem in the last two years. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/18/uk-people-behind-on-bills-mental-health-problems-study There is an…
Last year our independent assessor for Customer Service Excellence spoke of our remarkable achievement in gaining 11 areas of Compliance Plus: “A remarkable achievement!” – Sussex Interpreting Services This year we have 12 areas of Compliance Plus. We retained 10 of the areas from last year (please see the link above for details) and added…
We have been slowly increasing the number of interpreting sessions we provide to Worthing Hospital. We have provided interpreters in 12 languages, compared to 2 languages in the same period last year. At the moment most appointments are referred directly to us by patients. Our booking systems are straightforward, and we encourage our colleagues in…
Since August 2021, 137 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) have been reported missing from one hotel in Brighton & Hove used by the Home Office to accommodate them. 76 of those reported missing have currently not been located. Many of these children will have been traumatised by their experiences before arriving in the UK and…
We have been working with a woman over several months. She has been supported by domestic violence charities. It is important to provide the same interpreter. Adopting this team work approach in sensitive cases makes a real difference. It is one of the ways SIS operates differently from other organisations. The Service User started by…
We are so proud to publish our Annual Review April 2021 to March 2022: growing back stronger, better and fairer SIS Annual Review 2021-2022 Annual Reviews – Sussex Interpreting Services Jen our outgoing Chair reflects on 11 years as a Trustee. The Directors` Report addresses challenges, responses, developments, achievements and learning. Matt gives us some…
We recently received feedback about the work of two longstanding SIS Community Interpreters. Colleagues were impressed by their professionalism and sensitivity whilst working with two young men and challenging topics. Community Interpreting involves empathetic and accurate communication to improve outcomes. “I just wanted to say I had a very good experience with the SIS interpreter,…
