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In this news section of the NRPSI website, we publish updates on our current work and related events in the interpreting profession. Whether you are an interpreter or a client of interpreting services, a member of the media or general public, you will find information relevant to the interpreting profession.
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Read Gabriela Lemoine (CT, MBA, FCIL CL) post on LinkedIn describing a patient with a bone marrow transplant who died partly due to misunderstanding medication instructions, complicated by a language barrier
Poor public service interpreting in NHS settings needs to be addressed; NHS professional practitioners need to engage with language professionals who, like them, are registered and regulated -
Uses of AI Translation in UK Public Service Contexts: CIOL Artificial Intelligence Updates
Useful recent article -
CIOL Artificial Intelligence Updates
Useful recent resources -
Letter from Fardous Bahbouh: ‘What Is the Real Cost of Outsourcing?’ … ‘the MoJ considered whether to outsource or insource but ultimately chose to proceed with outsourcing, without offering a detailed rationale’
‘I particularly welcome … your emphasis on the need for professional respect, fair pay and cancellation policies, improved working conditions, and better funding for interpreter training.’ -
NRPSI Limited is in the process of refreshing its Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) and Disciplinary Committee (DC) with the recruitment of new Lay and Practitioner Members; click here for more information
Applications no later than 30th August -
Click here to help with a research project aiming to aid communication in police settings
This PhD project at Nottingham Trent University aims to identify and improve communication difficulties between speakers of English as a second language (ESL) and the police England and Wales -
Read Part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 1; click here
The Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson, has published part 1 of the report -
Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'; click here to read more
Sir Brian Leveson was asked by the Lord Chancellor to come up with a series of proposals to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts -
Latest NRPSI Registrant Newsletter
Catch up on the most recent news and information from NRPSI -
Explore Institute of Translation and Interpreting's (ITI) continuing professional development; click here
CPD from the ITI -
Review continuing professional development opportunities from the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL); click here for more
Explore CPD from the CIOL -
On 16 September, AIT presents ‘Medical Interpreting Training Programme (MITP) for UK-based interpreters’
The programme consists of eight sessions over two months; once a week from 9:30 - 16:30 -
At 10.30am on 28 July, AIT presents ‘Workshop 2: Note-taking for consecutive interpreting: what to note down and how’
This workshop will be delivered by Dr Danielle D’Hayer who is an Associate Teaching Professor in Interpreting Studies, and Head of Community and Business Engagement at London Metropolitan University -
At 2pm on 21 July, AIT presents ‘Can translators and interpreters play the new “AI translation” game?’
Delivered by Félix do Carmo who is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Surrey, where he teaches and researches the application of technologies to translation work processes -
Read the NHS ‘Improvement framework: community language translation and interpreting services’
People who speak little/no English have a greater likelihood of: experiencing adverse events; developing life-threatening conditions; tend to have poorer access to and experiences of healthcare services than those who don’t have language barriers
