Take a survey & help improve sign language interpretation services

The Provincial Health Services Authority oversees the provision of sign language interpreting for deaf patients in both emergency and non-emergency medical appointments in communities across BC.

This service, the Medical Interpreting Service, provides American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at no cost to the patient. It is provided in response to a 1997 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that BC needed to provide sign language interpretation to hearing-impaired patients to comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

We are conducting a review of the Medical Interpreting Service to ensure we are fulfilling our mandate, as well as to learn where we can make improvements. As part of this review, we are looking for feedback from BC health care providers who have used the Medical Interpreting Service.

We would appreciate it very much if you could share your experiences and suggestions by completing a brief survey.

It should take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and your participation and comments will be anonymous.

The survey will be available until Wednesday, November 30. If there are other health care providers you believe would like to complete this survey, please forward this to them.

Thank you.