Coronavirus - Covid-19 Covid-19 Migrant Information Service provide extra support to migrants in the challenging context of the Covid-19 crisis, including information to migrants living in the UK on 5 key topics: health, work, benefits, visas and immigration, housing and homelessness.
Introduction to the NHS Leaflets in multiple languages on appropriate use of the NHS
Alcoholics Anonymous Booklets and pamphlets in over thirty languages including Hindi, Malayalan, Punjabi, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic (Contact the organisation direct to obtain copies) ******
Asthma UK Translation in 28 different languages including British sign language, easy read versions
Arthritis Care Information about Arthritis available as one leaflet or video link in Arabic, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Mandarin, Polish, Welsh.
Baby Centre A range of popular BabyCentre health information articles for pregnant women and new mothers, in a range of languages. Each article is available as a web page or a PDF document (print-friendly and downloadable)
Articles: 10 steps to a healthy pregnancy Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Blood tests Ultrasound scans - an overview Pregnancy symptoms you should never ignore How do I know when I am in labour? Postnatal symptoms you should never ignore Seven reasons babies cry and how to soothe them Nappy changing Bathing your newborn Caring for your baby's genitals Caring for your baby's umbilical stump Breastfeeding for beginners Good positions for breastfeeding Pain relief
Languages available are Arabic, Chinese, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Urdu.
Breast feeding Information from Unicef about Breastfeeding in multiple languages. Breast feeding network support:0300 100 0212 In Bengali: 0300 456 2421
British Heart Foundation Some of the resources are available in some of the common South Asian languages including Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi and Hindi, also in Polish.
British Lung Foundation Translated leaflets on COPD and Tuberculosis in Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi and Turkish
Cancer Screening: NHS cancer screening programmes Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Breast Screening Programme Cervical Screening Programme Prostate Cancer risk management
Screening: the facts leaflets Bowel cancer Breast cancer Cervical cancer Be breast aware Bowel screening kit instructions
(19 languages – Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish (Sorani), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Citizens Advice Bureau Information on benefits, employment, tax, debt, family, health, housing, education, communications, consumer affairs, travel, discrimination, civil rights, immigration and the legal system can be found in 13 different languages.
Crohn’s and Colitis
You can read, download, and print "Living with IBD" and "Understanding Colitis and Crohn’s Disease" in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Polish.
Dermatology - The British Association of Dermatologists Acne, eczema, methotrexate, plantar warts, psoriasis, scabies, seborrheic warts, urticaria and angioedema and urticaria pigmentosa available in Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali and Urdu.
Diabetes UK Diabetes information available on the following topics: About Diabetes UK Are you at risk of diabetes? Cardiovascular disease and diabetes Fasting and diabetes Healthy eating with diabetes Hypoglycaemia Kidney disease and diabetes Managing your diabetes Myths about diabetes Neuropathy and diabetes Physical activity and diabetes Pregnancy and diabetes Your eyes and diabetes
(Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, British Sign Language, Traditional Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Serbian, Somali, Tamil, Turkish and Urdu.)
Epilepsy Action Epilepsy – an introduction available in Polish and Urdu
Macmillan Cancer Support Leaflets on many different cancers available in Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Russian and Urdu.
Mental Health Law Online Patient information leaflets are available on line in 24 languages pertaining to the Mental Health Act 1983
MyUK info in my language Resources in all languages, from health to finance - select the relevant language on the top right of the web page
NHS Choices The ability to link to health information in other languages - Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Health Information in other languages - search by Key Words or Key Language. Literature for each language varies as to popularity/frequency of use. Excellent gateway to a broad expanse of literature.
QUIT A charity that helps smokers to quit and young people never to start. QUIT in other languages: Bengali (Mon): 0800 00 22 44 Gujarati (Tue): 0800 00 22 55 Hindi (Wed): 0800 00 22 66 Punjabi (Thu): 0800 00 22 77 Urdu (Sun): 0800 00 22 88 Turkish and Kurdish (Thur and Sun): 0800 00 22 99
Refugee Council This is a multilingual website with 19 languages providing leaflets and information for refugees and asylum seekers on the asylum process and support leaflets on domestic abuse, monetary payments and sexual health.
Royal College of Psychiatrists The website provides expert advice on different area of mental health. Click on the language to see what information is available. (Arabic, Bengali, Brazilian and Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Gujurati, Hindi, Italian, Lithuanian, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Somalia, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu.)
Smokefree Leaflets to support giving up smoking are available in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and alternative languages (Albanian, Arabic, Belarussian, Czech, Estonian, Farsi, French, Greek, Kurmanji, Latvian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Somali, Sorani, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese).
Tobacco helplines in other languages: Urdu: 0800 169 0881 Punjabi: 0800 169 0882 Hindi: 0800 169 0883 Gujarati: 0800 169 0884 Bengali: 0800 169 0885