How to book an interpreter

Contact our Community Interpreting Service (CIS) if you need the services of a community interpreter. You can: 

If you are transferred to voicemail, leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. 

To register with our office, please contact cis@medway.gov.uk.

Interpreters for health professionals

Interpreters can help patients who find it difficult to express their needs or find English difficult to understand. 

Our interpreters can help:

  • take the case history from the patient
  • explain the purpose, describe test procedures and gain consent
  • give and explain test results
  • give a diagnosis and prognosis
  • prescribe the treatment.

Interpreters for solicitors

Our service is also available to solicitors at legal aid rates. 

Cancel a booking

If you want to cancel a booking more than 24 hours in advance, you will:

  • not be charged
  • receive a full refund if pre-paid.

Refunds will be processed within 10 working days. 

If you cancel a booking less than 24 hours before it's due to take place you will:

  • still be charged
  • not be refunded if pre-paid.

To cancel your booking email cis@medway.gov.uk.