English for Healthcare
The English that doctors, nurses, pharmacists and hospital staff use every day — the body and symptoms, hospital departments and roles, patient consultations, clear handovers between colleagues, the idioms patients and staff use, and accurate medical writing. Every term comes with a plain-English explanation and a real example.
B1–C1 · 6 video lessons · 1 final test · certificate · $49.00
What you’ll learn
- Use and explain key medical and hospital vocabulary
- Take a patient history and explain a diagnosis in plain English
- Give clear, safe handovers using the SBAR structure
- Understand the idioms patients and colleagues use
- Write clear referral letters and notes
Course content
Core vocabulary
- Symptoms, conditions and the body
- Hospital departments, roles and procedures
Situations
- Patient consultations: history and explanation
- Handovers and talking to colleagues
Idioms and expressions
- Idioms patients and staff use
Writing
- Referral letters and clinical notes
Final assessment
- Final assessment (test)