Patients and doctors face language barriers

If English is not your first language, a doctor's appointment can be difficult

If English is not your first language, a doctor's appointment can be difficult Source: Getty / Joos Mind/Getty Images

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Doctors say current funding doesn't cover the time they would like to spend with patients for whom English is not their first language.

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