Essential Skills and Knowledge in Community Interpreting

HEALTH GLOSSARY
HEALTH GLOSSARY
TERMS
1. acute trusts

2. adverse reaction
3. ambulatory care
4. antenatal clinic
5. anti-inflammatory medication
6. bone marrow donation
7. cervical screening
8. chlamydia screening
9. clinical trial
10. community mental health nurse
11. complementary medicine
12. counselling
13. dental access centres
14. Department of Health (DoH)
15. district nurse

16. donor card

17. ECG
18. EEG
19. elective caesarean section
20. end-of-life care
21. expert patient
22. family planning
23. foundation trust
24. genitourinary medicine clinic

25. haemorrhage

26. Health Service Ombudsman

27. health visitor
28. Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)
29. hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
30. Independent Complaints Advocacy Service
(ICAS)
31. in-patient
32. intensive care unit

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33. matron
34. medical exemption certificate

35. mental health trusts

36. midwifery team

37. minor injury clinic

38. MMR vaccine
39. MRI
40. needle exchange
41. NHS direct
42. Obstetrician
43. occupational therapy
44. out of hours care

45. paediatric care

46. palliative care
47. paramedic
48. partial remission

49. Patient Advice and Liaison Services(PALS)

50. Prescription prepayment certificate

51. Primary Care Trusts (PCTs)
52. primary health care team
53. renal services
54. secondary care
55. sectioned
56. smear test
57. speech and language therapist
58. stem cells
59. stool sample
60. Strategic health authorities
61. termination
62. tertiary care
63. triage
64. ventouse

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65. walk- in- centre

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