Exercise 7. Answer the questions

1) When was the modern health service system introduced in Great Britain?

2) What medical services operate in Great Britain?

3) How can people choose the medical service and a doctor in Great Britain?

4) What do the practitioner services consist of?

5) What body is responsible for medical profession?

6) What is the role of health centers in the health service system in Great Britain?

7) What services do health services provide?

8) How can the patients receive a consultation of a specialist?

Exercise 8. Translate into English

Державна служба охорони здоров’я, безкоштовне лікування, безкоштовна невідкладна медична допомога, служба лікарів загальної практики, практикуючий лікар, стоматологічна допомога, забезпечені люди, основа первинної медичної допомоги, захворювання вухо-горло-ніс, консультація спеціаліста тільки за попереднім записом, кожен лікар вирішує сам…

Exercise 9. Substitute the words and phrases in bold type by close in their meanings from the text

1) The National Health Service Act was put into practice in 1948.

2) England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland provide identical health services.

3) People pay for medicines, glasses, and stomatological service in Great Britain.

4) Foreigners are given free urgent care if necessary.

5) Some rich people prefer the private health services.

6) Health centers give possibility for hospital doctors and general practitioners to use their facilities.

7) Local health authority service provides not only therapy but prophylaxis as well.

Exercise 10. Put questions to the underlined words

1) They get a good experience of work in a small rural hospital.

2) There are more than 150 health centers in the UK.

3) In big towns there are some private hospitals called “nursing homes”.

4) These substances are highly intoxicating for people.

5) Each doctor decides for himself how many patients he can examine for an hour.

6) These five patients need cataract operations.

7) The National Health Service Act was introduced into practice in 1948.

8) He decided to become a surgeon at the age of twenty-four.

9) I lost my keys somewhere in the park yesterday.

10) Free emergency medical treatment is given to any visitor from abroad.