Caring for Someone?
Black and Minority Ethnic Carers
Quoting from the Princess Royal Trust for Carers:
"Issues for minority ethnic carers
Carers from black and minority ethnic communities often experience additional obstacles when they need to engage with health and social care services. Service planners tend to be reactive rather than proactive and issues of diversity and equal opportunities are given a low priority. This is despite the requirement for the health and social care system "to shape its services around the needs and preferences of individual patients, their families and their carers", (The NHS Plan).
Specific issues
- Communication difficulties including language barriers.
- The need for initial and ongoing interpreting and translating services.
- Lack of information about services in community languages.
- A mistrust and lack of understanding of the health and social care system.
- Lack of culturally appropriate and responsive services.
- The word "carer" does not exist among many black and minority ethnic communities. Many people do not self-identify as carers. They see themselves as daughter, son, mother or father who care for a relative who is sick or disabled."
Translation
The first contact for help with community language/translation services should be health and social care services.
For translation services, use the "Accessibility" link in the top bar of this page or the links below.
Find out more
- Language Line - translation and interpretation service in Devon
- Princess Royal Trust for Carers·- issues for minority ethnic carers
- Translation and Interpretation service in Devon
