Medical Translation Infographic

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Medical Translation
An Insight into the topic
What is it?
Medical translation is the translation of
technical, regulatory, clinical or marketing
documentation, software or training curriculums
for the pharmaceutical, medical device or
healthcare fields.
Who is using it?
Hospitals across the country constantly require
translation services to ensure they offer fair
treatment and a correct diagnosis of a patients
particular problem.
...and why is it so important?
It is extremely important to clarify the aspects
of an ailment with a doctor, and for a doctor to
be fully understood by the patient as to the
details of their treatment. Should a specific
therapy require an explanation at length in a
foreign language, a professional translator is an
invaluable resource. 
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Medical Translation
60.000/64.000
nhs daily expenditure on translation services
17
120
languages translated
rise of price since 2007
23.000.000
spent last year on written translation and
interpreters
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust spent 3.7 million in the past 3
years on translation and interpreting services
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust spent 2.4
million
London-based Imperial College Healtcare NHS Trust
Spent 2 million
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Medical Translation
Since 2010...
Surgeries spent 2,500 an hour on interpreters at
foreigners appointments
A survey of the 152 Primary Care Trusts
responsible for GPs and Dentists spent on
average 146,000 each on translation services
last year.
Most commonly demanded languages
Bengali
Polish
Turkish
Mandarin
Arabic
Farsi
Somali
Kurdish
Slovak
Czech
Lithuanian
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