English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Secondary care 
is provided by specialists in special clinics or hospitals. Patients are 
referred to a specialist by 
their doctor. These may specialise, for example, in a particular 
organ
2
or a specific age group. 
Specialists (what they specialise in is in brackets) include, among many others: 
ophthalmologists 
(eyes), 
cardiologists (heart), psychiatrists (the mind), dermatologists (skin), gynaecologists 
(women’s reproductive systems), 
obstetricians (pregnancy and childbirth), paediatricians 
(children), and 
anaesthetists (anaesthesia or stopping people from feeling pain during surgery).
There are also healthcare workers who focus on what is sometimes referred to as 
alternative 
medicine or complementary medicine
3
, including: 
acupuncturists
4
, 
chiropractors
5
, 
homeopathic doctors
6
and 
aromatherapists
7
.
1
one that is severe and sudden in onset
2
part of the body, e.g. stomach, liver
3
approaches that differ from conventional western approaches
4
/ˈækjʊpʌŋktʃərɪsts/
people who treat patients by using needles at special points around the skin
5
/ˈkaɪrəʊpræktəz/
people who treat patients by pressing joints in places where two joints are connected, 
e.g. the 
spine, or backbone
6
/ˌhəʊmiəʊˈpæθɪk/
doctors who use tiny amounts of natural substances to treat an illness
7
/əˌrəʊməˈθerəpɪsts/
therapists who use aromatic oils and massage
Health systems
In Britain, 
healthcare
1
is paid for through taxes and 
national insurance
2
payments taken 
directly from wages and salaries. The government decides how much will be spent on the