Providing truly patient-centred care: Harnessing the pragmatic power of interpreters
In order to achieve the aims set out in South Africa’s National Policy on Quality in Health Care (2007:4), the gap between standards and actual practice must be measured, reduced, and ultimately, eradicated. One of the most obvious gaps in our health service is the failure to ensure that patients...
Main Author: | Wallmach, Kim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2014-12-01
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Series: | Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus |
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Online Access: | https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/214 |
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