Healthcare and Medical Translation Services

Translators facilitate effective communication between myriad parties in a healthcare context. Between patients and healthcare providers, for instance: helping the latter to explain diagnoses, treatment plans, and so on. Or between researchers and publishers of academic materials: crucial in broadening our understanding and building the body of research which future generations are able to draw upon. Medical and pharmaceutical companies must produce significant amounts of marketing material to raise awareness of their products overseas, which must be translated for maximum impact.

While translation facilitates communication and collaboration in any field, its contributions are of especial importance in a medical context

The most important consideration for medical translation is ensuring that the translator(s) involved in the project has the level of understanding required to achieve an accurate and technically correct translation. This ensures compliance with regulations, patient safety, and adherence to legal and ethical standards.

When you work with The Translation People, your dedicated account manager will oversee the process and ensure best practice is maintained at every step of the project.

There are several challenges in healthcare translation, some of which we’ve outlined below:

• Integration with complex systems: the systems supporting hospitals and healthcare systems are often very complex, and it can be tricky to roll out translations at scale. Our processes are able to integrate with many content management systems meaning minimal disruption
• Compliance with strict data security measures: the healthcare industry has some of the most stringent data security measures, due to the large amount of confidential patient data in circulation. Our medical translators are required to sign NDAs where necessary, and our  ISO-approved translation processes is subject to regular audits to ensure full compliance. We work with an ISO 27001 compliant translation management system to ensure the highest levels of security in the process.

The price you’ll pay for medical translation services depends on the scale of the project, the combination of services you require, the complexity of the translation, and several other factors. We take the information you provide with your initial inquiry and use this to create a tailored quote, because we feel that a bespoke price is fairer than a one-size-fits-all rate.

To find out how much you might pay, get in touch with our team. We’ll give you the information you need to make an informed decision, and to set expectations about project costs from the outset.

Yes—AI translation can work well for medical documents, especially for standard, non-clinical content such as patient information leaflets, discharge instructions, and administrative records. Modern AI systems are trained on medical terminology and can deliver fast, consistent translations when paired with appropriate quality checks. For critical or legally sensitive documents, AI translation is best used with professional human review to ensure maximum accuracy and compliance.