title: Starting out - using relatives as translators creates a barrier to good care.
abstract: On a recent surgical placement I was asked to observe a staff nurse while she discharged a patient who had undergone heart surgery. The patient was a 48-year-old man from a minority ethnic group, who could only speak a small amount of English.
authors.affiliation: At Sheffield Hallam University.
authors.forename: Chantelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cox