{"id":1708,"date":"2026-05-22T23:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:35:10","slug":"medical-interpreter-korea-foreign-patients-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/medical-interpreter-korea-foreign-patients-ko\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud55c\uad6d \uc9c4\ub8cc \uc2dc \uc758\ub8cc \ud1b5\uc5ed \uc900\ube44"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-mik-journey=\"2026-09-10\">\n<p class=\"mikc-lead\">Arrange language support before your visit. Confirm that you can ask the clinician questions through the interpreter.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Book the support<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell the clinic your language and any communication needs.<\/li>\n<li>Ask who will interpret, their role, the booking hours and any separate fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Check understanding<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask for short explanations of risks, options and medicine instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Explain the plan back in your own words. Ask the clinician to correct any misunderstanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Keep useful instructions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Request written instructions in a language you understand, if available.<\/li>\n<li>If a planned consent discussion remains unclear, tell the clinician before signing. Ask for further language support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<details class=\"mikc-detail\">\n<summary>Sources and update<\/summary>\n<p>Editorial source check: September 10, 2026. No independent clinical review is claimed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/nhs-services\/gps\/what-to-ask-your-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS \u2014 preparing for an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsunghospital.com\/en\/international-healthcare-center\/outpatient-services.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Medical Center \u2014 outpatient services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source dates and scope matter. Hospital guidance describes that hospital. UK guidance supports general preparation, not Korean legal requirements.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p class=\"mik-plan-note\">General information. Discuss your care with a qualified clinician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ubc29\ubb38 \uc804\uc5d0 \uc5b8\uc5b4 \uc9c0\uc6d0\uc744 \uc608\uc57d\ud558\uc138\uc694. \ud1b5\uc5ed\uc744 \ud1b5\ud574 \uc758\ub8cc\uc778\uc5d0\uac8c \uc9c1\uc811 \uc9c8\ubb38\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294\uc9c0 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uc138\uc694.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-patient-safety-ko"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1899,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medinkorea.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}