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Sydney Interpreter Service

Sydney Health Care Interpreter Service

Supporting our patients in their care.

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Sydney Local Health District is rich in cultural and social diversity and is home to a large number of established and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

The Sydney Health Care Interpreter Service has supported more than 80,000 requests for interpreter services in the last financial year and more than 290,000 occasions of service in over 90 languages.

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Professional interpreters help to provide patients with safe, high quality, equitable healthcare through excellent communication. 

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