FOI: 5984 – Cost of translating and interpreting services
Date: 11 June 2019
Further to your request dated 04 April 2019, please find our response to your enquiry below. Please also accept our apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
1. The length of the contract with the translating company you use
Five years
2. The cost to the NHS per year for your trust for translating and interpreting
c£165k
3. The date the contract ends with the current company
31 March 2024
4. The dates the contract will go out for tender
The tender process will, indicatively, commence in 2023
5. The number of patients that used translating and interpreting in your trust area.
There is no recorded total / list of patient numbers