The ‘Twice a Child’ projects: Learning about dementia and related disorders within the black and minority ethnic population of an English city and improving relevant services
Jolley, D. et al, Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 2(4), December 2009
This reports the findings of a study into the obstacles to mental health care for black and minority ethnic elders.  With many elders unable or unwilling to access appropriate services, the studies highlighted both culturally specific and general issues, including fear and stigma of mental disorders within black and minority communities, linguistic barriers and lack of knowledge of dementia compared to the normal features of aging.  The report also provides recommendations for successful promotion of dementia services to black and minority ethnic elders, highlighting in particular the role of culturally competent link nurses.
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Opportunity for development or necessary nuisance? The case for viewing working with interpreters as a bonus in therapeutic work
Tribe, R. and Thompson, K., International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 5(2), September 2009
This literature review explores the benefits of using interpreters when providing therapy.  In contrast to most papers in this area, this report argues that using interpreters allows greater sensitivity to cultural perspectives and the importance of language in therapeutic exchange.
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Citizen's Advice Bureau
The Citizen's Advice Bureau website provides guidance and factsheets on aspects of the health system, including some resources translated into community languages.
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Contact a Family
Contact a Family is a national organisation representing disabled children and their families. It provides advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children, including publications in a number of different community languages, and interpreted service for its helpline.  
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Department of Health - Translated documents
This page provides access to a number of DH publications and resources that have been translated into community languages.
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Equip
EQUIP has links to information-rich websites with resources in languages other than English and a list of support groups and services related to other languages or for people from ethnic minorities.
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HARPWEB
HARPWEB consists of three websites, each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. They are designed to enable you to easily access the wealth of information, practical tools, and articles that have been written by health care professionals, NGOs, academics and research bodies with expert knowledge of working with asylum seekers and refugees, both in the UK and other countries.  The Communicate site allows the creation of multilingual appointment cards. The appointment card is filled in on screen in English, one of over 30 languages is chosen, the appointment card is translated, and then is ready to be printed.
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Heron
This website provides comprehensive and searchable source of available health and social care information in a range of community languages and formats, e.g. audio, Braille, video and information for people with learning difficulties.
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Introduction to the National Health Service
Available in 36 languages, this leaflet explains the role of UK health services to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. It covers issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.
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Multikulti
Multikulti provides accessible, accurately translated health advice and information in 12 languages - Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujerati, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.
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Newcastle refugee & Asylum Seekers Health Action Group
The Newcastle refugee & Asylum Seekers Health Action Group have created a series of resources that are free to use, including refugee/asylum seeker welcome packs, phrasebooks, appointment letters and pharmacist cards.
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Newham Language Shop
This site is aimed at organisations who work with ethnic minority communities and is designed to provide information, support and to educate users about the many different communities living in the UK.
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Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate- Publications
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate has a number of publications, including factsheets in community languages and a collection to examine the views of the major world religions towards organ donation. 
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Sign Translate
Sign Translate is an internet-based translation program that converts English to British Sign Language (BSL) and 12 British Minority Ethnic languages.  
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Sounds Healthy
Sounds Healthy provides health information in audio and text formats in several languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu). Sounds Healthy is the result of a Health Action Zone Pilot Project in Sheffield Leicester and Nottingham. The project aimed to make health information more accessible for people from black and minority ethnic communities. It covers the preventive aspects of heart disease, diabetes, cervical screening and TB.
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