MEHIS can provide information and advice on health and other services and search out information resources in your own language or assist you to understand information from English language resources.

Multi-lingual Linkworker/Advocacy service

MEHIS can:

• Help you to access health and other services including those you can self refer to
• Explain NHS services and link you with appropriate agencies
• Enable you to talk to health professionals or speak on your behalf
• Ensure your cultural and personal concerns are taken into account
• Ensure that you have the information you require to enable you to make informed decisions about your healthcare
• Put you in touch with other support services in your local area or ethnic or faith community
• Support you to access services to improve your lifestyle and life circumstances
• Support you if you have any concerns or complaints about NHS services.

How will MEHIS do this?

MEHIS Link workers will:

• Meet with you to discuss your concerns
• If necessary, accompany you to your health or other appointments
• Link you with the interpretation service, if you require only language support (MEHIS is not an interpretation service)

How can I contact MEHIS?

You, a family member or friend can contact MEHIS at:

What can MEHIS do for Community Groups?

The NHS is committed to improving the health of communities. MEHIS will work in partnership with health and other professionals, faith and community groups to:

• Ensure that minority ethnic groups are able to voice their views regarding NHS services
• Enable equality of access to primary care services, which take account of their cultural and faith needs
• Plan and support the delivery of health promotion programmes to minority ethnic groups
• Facilitate Health Screening

MEHIS services are free and confidential

• MEHIS works with all minority ethnic communities across Lothian
• Have minority ethnic staff who can speak various languages

COVID 19 information, COVID Vaccine and Testing

• MEHIS services continue
• Information in different Languages are available at the leaflets section
• Information is also available at  Covid 19 Information
• COVIDBOOK for children in different languages Covid Books for children
• COVID Self Isolation Videos in different languages   Self Isolation Videos in Different Languages
• COVID Vaccine Videos in different languages Covid Vaccine videos in different Languages  Covid Vaccine Videos in different Languages NHS Lothian
• COVID Testing (PCR and LFD) in different languages
  LFD Test for people with no symptoms 
  How to do LFD test at home
  What is a PCR test How to do PCR test at home 
• Covid 19 Booster information in different languages Covid 19 Booster information in different languages

Flu vaccine

• Flu vaccination Winter  Translated WInter Vaccine and COVID 19 information
• Please see the link below for Flu Vaccination videos in English, Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,  Urdu, Punjabi, Polish and BSL Flu Vaccination Videos in Different Languages

Health information in different languages and formats – including BSL, Easy Read and translations 

NHS 24 , NHS 111 explained in different languages 

Health Information in different Languages

Useful resources in other languages

Health information in other languages

Information about Cancer in different Languages

Reduce your risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Heart & Blood Vessel Diseases

• We can help you reduce your risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases
• If you are an ethnic minority adult at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes or Heart and Blood Diseases or you have pre-diabetes we can help.
• Join a group where our friendly bilingual NHS staff trained in Type 2 Diabetes/Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases prevention will share practical, tried and tested advice.
• Groups have no more than 10 people, giving you the chance to get to know other people in the same situation.
• You can bring a friend. Courses will be in accessible venues but if you need help to attend let us know.
• We can organise an interpreter to attend if English is not your preferred language. Courses may be run in your preferred language – please check with the team.
• You can meet online or face to face or learn in your own time via an app.
• The courses run regularly from 2hr to full day sessions. The complete course is 6 hours in total.

For more information, please see the Reducing the risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Heart & Blood Vessel Diseases..

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Minority Ethnic Health Inclusion Service Referral Form