The patient navigator is a person who provides support for navigating the challenges and complexities of receiving health care.
For patients and their loved ones, this can be helpful as you undergo medical appointments, tests or treatments, as you find your way around the medical establishments, as you communicate with health personnel, and as you deal with decisions and emotions.
A Patient Navigator can...
- Improve access to health and social services in English
- Increase access to medical information in English
- Meet you at the hospital
- Accompany you
- When needed, communicate with healthcare staff
- Access local support services
- Reduce stress levels
- Advocate for patient needs and rights
- Improve access to health and social services in English
- Increase access to medical information in English
- Meet you at the hospital
- Accompany you
- When needed, communicate with healthcare staff
- Access local support services
- Reduce stress levels
- Advocate for patient needs and rights