"The talking bit of medicine, that's the most important bit": doctors and Aboriginal interpreters collaborate to transform culturally competent hospital care

• Main Authors: Vicki Kerrigan (Author), Stuart Yiwarr McGrath (Author), Sandawana William Majoni (Author), Michelle Walker (Author), Mandy Ahmat (Author), Bilawara Lee (Author), Alan Cass (Author), Marita Hefler (Author), Anna P. Ralph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In hospitals globally, patient centred communication is difficult to practice, and interpreters are underused. Low uptake of interpreters is commonly attributed to limited interpreter availability, time constraints and that interpreter-medicated communication in healthcare is an...