The
Department of Health is the government
section which is responsible for health issues in the
UK
The National Health Service (NHS) is
the main organisation which provides health care in the
UK
Obtain a medical card to show that you
can receive NHS treatment (it contains your NHS number)
A health authority is an organisation
which is responsible for providing public health services
in its local area
A general practitioner (GP) is a local
doctor, who you normally contact first about your health
problems
A doctor's surgery is the room in which
a GP sees patients; this is often within a health
centre
A clinic is a medical department, usually
within a hospital, which concentrates on a particular
group of diseases
A prescription is a piece of paper on
which a GP writes down the medicines which a patient needs
A vaccination is an injection which prevents
you catching a disease (it "immunises" you against
it)
Call an ambulance if you are seriously
ill and need to go to hospital immediately: the telephone
number to use is 999
A pharmacist is a qualified person who
makes and sells medicines in a pharmacy (a chemist's shop)
An ophthalmic optician is a person who
tests eyes for sight problems; glasses and contact lenses
may be sold to correct these
A dentist is a person who treats problems
with teeth; if you have tooth decay, the dentist may need
to give you fillings |
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