SignHealth

SignTranslate is a free web-based interactive tool created by SignHeath - the healthcare charity for the hearing impaired. SignTranslate has been designed to help health professionals communicate with hearing impaired and also non-English speaking patients. SignTranslate provides a bank of useful words and phrases to help you communicate easily using British Sign Language and common foreign language phrases relevant to GP consultations. You can also use the British Sign Language Interpreting service which offers live sign language interpreters via webcam.

How to access SignTranslate from Vision

1. Select the Patient Links Browser tab (remember you can press F10 for a full screen view of the Patient Record without the navigation pane).
2. Select SignHealth from the list.
3. If prompted to login, go to the section A GP wanting access? and select Click Here.
4. Next, enter your practice national code eg J80999. You only need to do this once. Click Go.
5. From the main screen, you can select from the foreign languages section for sign or other foreign language help. For sign you can pick Northern, Southern or Scottish from the foreign language list - the signs are different for these regions. Alternatively you can choose to use the online BSL interpreting service to access live interpreters via a webcam.
6. Once you have made your selection, click Go.
7. Then you can choose from the relevant sections as the consultation progresses.