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

National Health Service
3
, but a lot of people feel they do not spend enough. Hospital treatment 
and visits to a 
family doctor (or GP
4
) at a 
surgery
5
or 
clinic
6
are free, but there is often a 
prescription charge
7
. Private healthcare is available and a large number of 
insurance schemes 
exist to enable people to ‘
go private’
8
.
1
general expression for all of the services offered by hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, etc.
2
tax paid by most working adults which covers the costs of healthcare for everyone
3
British name for the state-funded service that covers hospitals, clinics, dentists, etc. (often abbreviated to
the NHS)
4
doctor who looks after people’s general health (GP = 
general practitioner)
5
small centre offering primary care, run by a single GP or a group of GPs (
surgery
can of course also mean the 
branch of medicine that involves carrying out operations)
6
centre which specialises in treating a particular condition or group of conditions
7
charge for the medication the doctor prescribes, which you pay at a pharmacy
8
choose private healthcare
A
B

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Exercises
109
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
What kind of medical specialist is each of these people?
4 
 
5
6 
1 
2
3 
Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence.
acute chronic condition locum organ prescription refer surgery
1 I need to phone the 
to make an appointment for a blood test.
2 He suffers from 
bronchitis – it comes back year after year.
3 The doctor wrote me a 
for some painkillers.
4 The GP decided to 
Alex to a specialist.
5 Chris has a skin 
which is taking a long time to clear up.
6 I saw a very nice 
today because our normal GP was on leave.
7 The heart is the 
which pumps blood around our bodies.
8 Lydia had her appendix removed after an 
attack of appendicitis.