VI. Give the English equivalents for:

• лечебная функция -

• быть недостаточным -

• частная практика -

• оплата зависит от….. -

• общие больницы -

• специальные больницы -

• хирургические нужды -

• в основном –

• медицинское обслуживание -

Grammar

VII. Pick out sentences in Passive Voice from the text and translate them.

VIII. Pick out sentences with modal verbs from the text and translate them.

Speaking

IX. Complete the sentences as in the text:

1. It is generally the goal of many countries……………………...

2. The National Health Service in England was inaugurated…….

3. Health Service doctors are paid by…………………………….

4. Other functions of National Health Service can include……….

5. The British National Health Service is a system of…………….

X. React to the statements:

1. National Health Service is a state program that provides health services for the majority of people in a country.

2. These services are organized to ensure that individuals, families and communities obtain the maximum benefit.

3. All doctors may not have private practice.

4. The hospital service includes general and special hospitals.

5. In each hospital area there is a University having a teaching hospital or a medical school.

XI. Read the text once more and find the answers to the following

questions:

1. What does National Health Service provide for the majority of people in a country?

2. What do the people obtain from these services?

3. When was the National Health Service in England inaugurated and by whom?

4. Is the number of doctors in England enough to serve millions of patients?

5. How is the work of doctors paid in England?

6. What does the hospital service include?

7. What is the most important function of National Health Services?

8. What are the other functions National Health Services?

XII. Speak on the National Health Service in Great Britain.

XIII. Look through the text and the scheme and answer the following question: How is the system of National Health Service organized in Great Britain?

The structure of the NHS

The NHS is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Health. England is divided into 14 Regional Health Authorities, usually based upon a university medical school. Each regional authority is subdivided into between 10 and 15 districts, based on a large hospital, but also covering other hospitals. This new NHS was originally split into three parts:

1. Primary medical care was given by family physicians or general practitioners (GPs). Each general practitioner was responsible for providing primary care to a group of people on a particular registry.

2. Specialist consultation and outpatient and inpatient treatment were provided in hospitals under the direction of regional authorities.

3. Services, such as health visiting, home nursing, home helps, domiciliary midwifery, the prevention of illness, and the provision of health centers are the responsibility of local authorities.

In different parts of the UK the structure of the NHS is different. The diagram below shows how the structure works in England.

Notes

1. general practitioner (GP) – врач общей практики

XIV. Read the text and say what interesting facts you can fish out of the text.