Medical translation services for patient records and reports. For hospitals, clinics and medico-legal teams.
Hospital staff, insurers, solicitors and medical experts often need to understand records prepared in another language. We translate discharge summaries, test results and medical reports in more than 100 languages.
Medical documents we translate.
From a single medical report to a patient's full treatment history.
| Area | Typical documents |
|---|---|
| Hospital and clinic records | Discharge summaries, referral letters, consultation notes, patient histories |
| Tests and investigations | Laboratory results, pathology reports, scan reports, diagnostic findings |
| Medico-legal work | Expert medical reports, injury assessments, examination findings, witness medical evidence |
| Insurance claims | Treatment records, medical assessments, rehabilitation reports, claims-related medical evidence |
| Patient information | Treatment plans, consent forms, appointment letters, patient instructions |
Medical translations for different purposes.
The person reading the translation may be a clinician, a claims handler or a court.
A patient may arrive with years of records from treatment abroad. A solicitor may need an overseas specialist's opinion for a personal injury claim. We choose translators familiar with medical terminology and the type of document involved.
For insurance claims, we can translate the medical evidence alongside other documents covered by our insurance translation services.
We also work with clinical and regulatory teams. Clinical trial documents, pharmaceutical submissions and medical device instructions are covered by our life sciences translation services.
The right translation for its intended use.
We recommend a translation option when we quote, based on who needs to read the document.
Our usual recommendation is AI-assisted translation. An AI draft is revised in full by a specialist translator, from £0.05 a word.
For patient information, court evidence and regulatory submissions, we recommend Professional translation without AI, from £0.10 a word. A specialist translator works directly from the original document.
Both options can be certified by the translator. The certificate of accuracy for UK use is free on any certified translation. See our certified translation services for details.
Document translation has a £75 minimum charge. All prices exclude VAT.
What we need to know.
Describe the job in the quote form. We'll reply asking for the files.
We can also arrange interpreters for consultations and medical assessments when a spoken conversation needs language support.
- The original language and the language you need
- What the translation will be used for: treatment, insurance, court or another purpose
- Whether you need a certificate of accuracy
- Your deadline, particularly if an appointment or hearing is approaching
Common questions.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can you translate handwritten medical notes? | Yes, provided the handwriting is clear enough to read. We can assess scanned or photographed notes before confirming the work. If anything cannot be read reliably, we'll flag it rather than guess. |
| Can you certify the translation of a medical report? | Yes. A specialist translator can certify a Professional translation, an AI-assisted translation they have revised, or an AI draft they have checked against the original. The certificate of accuracy for UK use is free on any certified translation. If the report is for a court or another authority, check whether it requires a particular form of certification. |
| Do you use AI to translate patient information? | We recommend Professional translation without AI for patient information, consent forms and other patient-facing material. A specialist translator translates directly from the original. For other medical documents, our usual recommendation is AI-assisted translation with full revision by a specialist translator. |
| How long does medical translation take? | Most documents take one or two working days, although a large set of patient records may take longer. We provide a fixed price and delivery date within two hours during UK business hours. Your quote confirms the exact delivery date. |
Tell us what you need translated. We'll confirm the price and delivery date.
Give us the languages, the type of medical documents and your deadline. We'll reply asking for the files.
- Fixed price and delivery date
- Specialist translators under NDA
- More than 100 languages
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