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‘The doctor doesn’t understand Xhosa and the service user doesn’t understand English’ - exploring the role of security guards acting as informal interpreters in psychiatric care in South Africa

Saskia Hanft-Robert
Qhama Cossie
Mike Mösko
Tessa Roos
Lindokuhle Shongwe
Philasande Sithole
Leslie Swartz

20242 citationsOpen accessStellenbosch University

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Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Migration, Health and Trauma

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11722-5

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