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Every day Australian doctors see sick
patients whose spoken English is
insufficient to communicate their
symptoms or to understand their
treatment. Sometimes the person’s lack
of English proficiency is obvious to
everyone. Sometimes the person can
communicate in English but does not
have the right technical language.
Sometimes the person’s command of
English has deteriorated due to age or
illness.
20% of Australians speak a language
other than English, and by their o...