WORKING IN GENERAL PRACTICE
.docxTask 1. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following:
public health service
provide free medical care
first aid / specialized medical aid
reception / doctor's office
general practitioner
nurse practitioner
district nurse / midwife
treat a minor illness
control chronic diseases
send patients who need the attention of specialists to the hospital
have practical knowledge
keep in touch with patients
focus on the patient with the disease rather than the disease itself
communication skills
human empathy
Task 2. Fill in the chart:
1. Does private health care exist in the UK? |
Yes |
2. What service treats most British people and provides free health care? |
National Health Service (NHS) |
3. Whom is primary care provided by? |
Provided by general practitioners (GPs) |
4. How do they call the general doctors who work in hospitals? |
General practitioners (GPs) |
5. How many GPs are there in the UK? |
over 40,000 GPs in the UK |
6. What health professionals work in teams with other GPs? |
Practice nurses, district nurses, and midwives |
7. What do GPs do? |
diagnose illness, treat minor illness within the community, promote better health, prevent disease, certify disease, monitor chronic disease, and refer patients who need specialist attention or tests to a hospital |