Language at Waikato Hospital (Part 2)

[Gordon]

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531059/culturally-intolerable-for-nurses-not-to-speak-english-or-racist-to-insist

A follow up article.

The main take away from the article is that having a second language spoken
may cause mis understandings and putting the patients preferences first is
best practice.

Many other relevant points raise in the article.

[Crash]

Post by Gordon
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531059/culturally-intolerable-for-nurses-not-to-speak-english-or-racist-to-insist
A follow up article.
The main take away from the article is that having a second language spoken
may cause mis understandings and putting the patients preferences first is
best practice.
Many other relevant points raise in the article.

The main feedback I see in this article is that in the presence of a
patient and their family, medical staff administering treatment of any
kind should only use a language that the patient understands, with the
default being English. That way it would be OK for medical staff to
converse in French if the patient is more proficient in French than
English.

The problem is that is patients do feel left out if a conversation
amongst medical staff is in a language they don't understand.

[Rich80105]

Post by Crash

Post by Gordon
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531059/culturally-intolerable-for-nurses-not-to-speak-english-or-racist-to-insist
A follow up article.
The main take away from the article is that having a second language spoken
may cause mis understandings and putting the patients preferences first is
best practice.
Many other relevant points raise in the article.

The main feedback I see in this article is that in the presence of a
patient and their family, medical staff administering treatment of any
kind should only use a language that the patient understands, with the
default being English. That way it would be OK for medical staff to
converse in French if the patient is more proficient in French than
English.
The problem is that is patients do feel left out if a conversation
amongst medical staff is in a language they don't understand.

Thanks Crash - a good summary.
The origin of the original edict may well be lost - there have after
all been so many political statements along the lines of ''requesting"
public servants to not speak Maori, it is not surprising that things
get taken a bit far.