What language difficulties do patients and doctors face during treatment?

Doctor and senior patient discussing medical test results using digital tablet

Doctor and senior patient discussing medical test results using digital tablet Source: Photodisc

As Australia becomes an increasingly multicultural nation, there's concern that diverse communities are being let down by Medicare. Doctors say the current funding doesn't cover the time they would like to spend with patients for whom English is not their first language. More in the podcast above.



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