A Specialist Diabetes Nurse booked a Bengali interpreter to help with relaying complex care information. The session also involved a Dietitian. There was a lot of information to explain and the session lasted longer than the booked 60 minutes. The woman and her husband were very happy with the outcome of the session. They described…
We have recently been made aware of concerns around the potential for recruitment of interpreters for the purpose of re-trafficking victims (modern slavery). We wish to provide a level of assurance to all SIS customers. Sussex Interpreting Services are fully resolved to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We believe strongly it is not…
The National Health Service, has for nearly 70 years provided a cost effective, universal health service, free at the point of need to all people irrespective of their background, circumstance or ability to pay. Over the history of SIS, we have worked similarly to our ‘rights’ and ‘inclusiveness’ value; SIS continues to provide face to…
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Sunday 23rd September 2018 Emergency Face to Face Interpreting – Job Number 204539 16.35 – A doctor in the Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton phoned the SIS emergency service. Arran Evans took the call. The doctor explained that he was dealing with a young Czech-speaking man called `Peter` (not…
Even the most solid blocks to progress can suddenly vanish, as John Pasture describes Redeen was a small, dark, wiry man from the mountains of Iraq. He was not – he had made this very clear – Iraqi. He was a Kurd (he pronounced this ‘koord’), and he spoke Sorani – and English, Arabic, some…
Many thanks to everyone who attended our party on Monday, and best wishes from everyone at SIS for the festive season!
SIS would like to thank David Hunt; Learning & Development Officer for the Brighton & Hove Local Safeguarding Board for delivering a thoroughly informative safeguarding session to a number of SIS interpreters’, and also staff from Brighton & Hove Council’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS).
We held a fantastic SIS Service User Day attended by 40 people speaking 7 languages. Lots of fun and laughter and a wonderful lunch from www.cardamompod.co.uk helping to make it a really social community event. Great, inclusive participation from attendees helping to design bespoke fliers for the The Neighbourhood Care Scheme and pledges made for distribution…
Congratulations to all of our interpreters who have successfully passed the Ascentis qualification, and gained their certificates. Pictured are Haissam, Talin, and Rotna, with David Slade (SIS Learning & Development Manager). David would like to congratulate them on behalf of everyone at SIS, for successfully completing their qualifications, and also for attending our office recently to…
