So, we're coping are we?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22890830
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22896184
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22270813
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22135109
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21767501
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16868007
This is from the last link, to which I alluded in my earlier post:
Spending on interpreters at most hospitals in Yorkshire has rocketed in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
A Freedom of Information request by BBC Look North shows that all but two of the region's 12 hospital trusts saw increases in expenditure on interpreters ranging from 31% to 930% between 2007-08 and 2010-11.
More than £9.4m was spent in total across Yorkshire, with Leeds Hospitals, one of the biggest trusts in the country, accounting for £3.4m.
The research also shows that where the greatest demand from patients used to be for help with south Asian languages, such as Urdu, there is now a growing demand for Eastern European languages, such as Polish and Slovak.
If we're coping, it's by the skin of our teeth.