Cultural Awareness & working with Interpreters workshop A joint event held by Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum & Cintra Venue Arbury Community Centre, Cambridge  CB4 2LD 5 March 2012, 10am – 1.30pm

This event will give front-line NHS personnel the opportunity to have an open dialogue with Asian women and to explore issues, processes and ways of communicating in order to improve this community’s access to local NHS services.

Objectives:

• Understand the health needs of Asian women.

• Explore how cultural issues impact upon how Asian women engage with health and community services.

• Hear the experiences and views of local Asian women about accessing their local health services.

• Discover strategies to avoid the pitfalls and aid the communication with non-English speakers during NHS appointments.

• Understand the role and skills of a trained interpreter.  

• Know how to manage an appointment where an interpreter is used.

There is no charge to attend this event and lunch will be provided.

To book a place: please select one of the following links to the on-line booking system
5^th March http://www.eelga.gov.uk/events/view-event.aspx?ID=2771
23^rd April http://www.eelga.gov.uk/events/view-event.aspx?ID=2812
14^th May http://www.eelga.gov.uk/events/view-event.aspx?ID=2813

or contact Louise Gooch , Strategic Migration Partnership, East of England LGA
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telephone: 01284  729 438

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