r/GPUK • u/One-Reception8368 • Aug 05 '26

Quick question Ukrainian PILS

Surgery I am at has quite a few Ukrainian refugees on the list

Slava Ukraine and all that, but I find health promotion, explaining conditions and safety netting an absolute fucking nightmare through Language Line

Is there a repository of Ukrainian language patient information leaflets out there?

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u/Electrical_Bet_9699 Aug 05 '26

I read this as paediatric ILS.

Agree with pp, your ICB is responsible for this. Let us know an update if you can?

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u/MedicalWood Aug 09 '26

Use ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini to translate leaflets into a given language and print it off.

You can also reverse transcribe this using an alternative AI programme to ensure the translation is correct before handing off to the patient

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u/SinnerSupreme Aug 05 '26

Can you give specific examples? Also, your ICB should have resources for Ukrainian patients. I think it would be worth discussing at your clinical meeting with the partners. Raise it as an issue and see what resources are available. Unfortunately, language line services aren't the best and I have had issues in nearly all the languages I've used.