Video sign language interpreter service

Communicating with our deaf and hard of hearing patients and carers

Deaf people who need BSL to contact us can use Interpreters Live!

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InterpretersLive! is available 7 days a week between 8am-8pm. 

Connect to InterpretersLive! and find a BSL interpreter

On your smartphone or tablet, you need to download the Interpreters Live! App. It is free to use.

For appointments at the hospital if you need an interpreter there with you, please let the service know at least two weeks before your appointment.

We can book an interpreter for:

  • BSL

  • SSE

  • a Lip-Speaker

  • Speech to Text Reporting.

Help to use InterpretersLive!

User guides are also available to support users of the InterpretersLive! service. Please select an option for more information.

Connect to InterpretersLive! and find a BSL interpreter

For troubleshooting and how to download the InterpretersLive!, please visit the InterpretersLive! website.

Service availability

It is best to use Wi-Fi to connect. The service can struggle to connect when using mobile data.

Support to use InterpretersLive!

Please note: Minimum requirement for video calls is 192kbps.

Alternatively, contact Sign Solutions for further help or to provide feedback on the service.

For patients and carers with hearing loss

For patients with hearing loss, we can provide a hearing loop, we can ask staff to let you know when it’s your turn when you are waiting to see the doctor / nurse or therapist (rather than just calling out your name).

British Sign Language (BSL) health video library

Deaf Health charity, Sign Health, provide a large collection of health videos in British Sign Language. It covers topics from cancer and depression, to types of abuse and how to perform first aid.

Visit the British Sign Language health video library

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) communication card

RNID offer a free digital communication card. This can be personalised and printed off or downloaded onto your smartphone.

Create your digital communication card on the RNID website

Privacy

Sign Solutions, providers of InterpretersLive! are certified ISO 27001 and ISO 9001, and all data is processed and held securely. As a certified organisation we are committed to continuous improvement and are externally assessed, annually, to ensure progress is maintained.