Health information in other languages

Translate information on this website

You can translate health information on the NHS website using an online translator.

Although online translators can accurately translate individual words and phrases, they may not always be able to interpret the meaning of larger or more complex pieces of information.

Health resources in other languages

Find links to health information in other languages provided by other websites.

While every attempt has been made to check the accuracy of the information linked to, we do not monitor the content of third-party websites and do not accept any responsibility for any third-party website.

General health information

• Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust resource library – a collection of health information available in different languages
• MedlinePlus – information for the public in 60 languages from the US National Library of Medicine
• Health Information Translations – find educational resources translated into 20 languages
• World Health Organization (WHO) – WHO provides information in Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic

Arabic

• Doctoori.net – Arabic health website

French

• Doctissimo
• e-santé

Spanish

• Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades – Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US

Other health topics

Babies

• Unicef: The Baby Friendly Initiative – a selection of baby-related resources in other languages

BabyCentre – information about pregnancy and birth in:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• German
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Italian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Spanish
• Tamil
• Turkish
• Urdu

Back pain

• Sheffield Back Pain – patient information leaflets about back pain and sciatica translated into 10 languages

Cancer

• Macmillan cancer support – information about the most common cancer topics translated into other languages

French

• La Société canadienne du cancer – the Canadian Cancer Society
• Le groupe UNICANCER – the UNICANCER Group
• La Ligue contre le cancer

Portuguese

• Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (LPCC) – the Portuguese Cancer League

Spanish

• La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer – American Cancer Society
• Instituto Nacional del Cáncer – National Cancer Institute in the US

Diabetes

• Diabetes UK – diabetes topics in other languages

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

FGM leaflets in:

• Arabic (PDF, 3.7Mb)
• French (PDF, 3.6Mb)
• Somali (PDF, 3.6Mb)

Heart health

• British Heart Foundation – order publications in other languages

Help with NHS costs

• NHS Business Services Authority – help with health costs leaflets

Mental health

• Royal College of Psychiatrists – mental health advice in multiple languages
• Embrace Multicultural Mental Health – Australian website with information about mental health in multiple languages
• Chinese – Chinese Mental Health Association

Organ donation and transplants

• Sheffield Teaching Hospital – transplant and organ donation leaflets in multiple languages
• Poletransplant: Centrum Organizacyjno-Koordynacyjne do Spraw Transplantacji – Polish transplant co-ordination centre