Non-English Speakers

This website can be translated in the "Quick Links" section on right side of this page.

Information on how to use the National Health Service in Scotland is available at NHS Inform.   The website includes information about family doctors (GPs), dentists, opticians, pharmacists, and out of hours services.  Information is available in 17 languages.

The Scottish Government has also produced a "Welcome Pack for New Scots" with information about services and living in Scotland. 

There are also several youtube videos about using NHS services in Scotland. 

The information sheets below have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS). They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. 

We have also attached NHS Scotland "Know Who To Turn To" poster which helps you know where to go for help. 

You can also book an interpreter to contact any health care service including emergency 999 calls. Links are below and also at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde webpage

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages:

Role of the NHS information sheet & video (click on flag)How to book an interpreterKnow Who To Turn To

england English

Interpreting serviceKnow who to turn to

albania Albanian - Roli i NHS

Shërbimi i përkthimit

Amharic Amharic -የ NHS ሚና

የትርጓሜ አገልግሎትወደ ማን መዞር እንዳለበት ይወቁ

egypt Arabic -NHS دور

الترجمةتعرف إلى من يلجأ
Bengali Bengali -NHS এর ভূমিকা
bulgaria Bulgarian -Ролята на NHSпреводаческа услуга
china Chinese (Cantonese)口译服务
china Chinese (Mandarin)口譯服務知道向谁求助
Croatian Croatian - Uloga NHS-a
 CzechJak si objednat tlumočníka
Dari Dariمی دانم که به نوبه خود به
IranFarsi NHS نقشخدمات مترجمبدانید به چه کسی مراجعه کنید
French French - Rôle du NHSSavoir vers qui se tourner
GeorgiaGeorgianიცოდე ვის მიმართო
Greek υπηρεσία διερμηνείας
Gujerati Gujerati - NHS ની ભૂમિકા
india Hindi - एनएचएस . की भूमिकादुभाषिया सेवा
Hungariantolmácsszolgálat
Italian servizio di interpretariato
  Kurdish Soraniچۆنێتی حجزکردنی وەرگێڕبزانە ڕوو لە کێ بکەیت
 LatvianKā rezervēt tulku
 LingalaNdenge ya kosala réservation ya interprète
lithuania Lithuanian - NHS vaidmuo
  OromoAkkaataa afaan hiikaa itti buufattan
 Pashtoڅنګه ژباړونکی کتاب کړئپوه شئ چې چا ته ورشئ
poland Polish - Rola NHSTłumaczenia ustneWiedz, do kogo się zwrócić
portugal Portuguese - Papel do SNSServiço de interpretação
Punjabi Punjabi - NHS ਦੀ ਭੂਮਿਕਾਦੁਭਾਸ਼ੀਆ ਸੇਵਾਜਾਣੋ ਕਿ ਕਿਸ ਵੱਲ ਮੁੜਨਾ ਹੈ
 RomanianCum să rezervați un interpretAflă la cine să apelezi
russia Russian -Роль Национальной службы здравоохраненияУслуги устного переводаЗнайте, к кому обратиться
 SlovakAko si objednať tlmočníkaVedieť, na koho sa obrátiť
Somali Somali - Doorka NHS-taAdeegga turjubaankaOgow cid aad u jeeddoSepa a quién acudir
spain Spanish - Papel del NHSServicio de interpretación
    SwahiliJinsi ya kuweka kitabu cha mkalimani
   Tamilமொழிபெயர்ப்பாளரை எவ்வாறு பதிவு செய்வது
  Tigrinyaከመይ ጌርካ ተርጓሚ ትሕዝናብ መን ከም እትምለስ ፍለጥ
Turkish Turkish - NHS'nin RolüTercümanlık hizmetiKime başvuracağınızı bilin
 Ukrainian - Роль NHSяк замовити перекладачаЗнайте, до кого звернутися
Urdu Urdu -کا کردار NHSترجمانی کی خدمتجانیں کہ کس کی طرف رجوع کرنا ہے۔
 VietnameseCách đặt thông dịch viênBiết phải tìm đến ai
 YorubaBawo ni lati iwe onitumọ


 
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