English for Healthcare Staff

Care Workers & Nursing Assistants

Vocabulary

• Healthcare 1 — Personal care vocabulary BE
• Healthcare 2 — Daily routines & care home vocabulary AE
• Healthcare 3 — Medical equipment & supplies AE
• Healthcare 4 — Reporting & documentation BE
• Healthcare 5 — Describing symptoms & conditions AE
• Healthcare 6 — Emergency vocabulary AE
• Healthcare 7 — Food, nutrition & dietary needs AE
• Healthcare 8 — Mental health & dementia vocabulary BE

Conversations

• Care conversations 1 — Personal care BE
• Care conversations 2 — Meals & medication AE
• Care conversations 3 — Talking to families AE
• Care conversations 4 — Reporting to nurses & doctors BE
• Care conversations 5 — Confused or distressed residents AE
• Care conversations 6 — Emergency situations AE
• Care conversations 7 — Talking to patients about pain AE
• Care conversations 8 — End of life care BE

Politeness Training

• Politeness training 1 — Dignity in personal care AE
• Politeness training 2 — Communicating with dementia patients BE
• Politeness training 3 — Dealing with upset families AE
• Politeness training 4 — Professional boundaries & safeguarding AE

Nurses

Vocabulary

• Nursing English 1 — Patient assessment vocabulary BE
• Nursing English 2 — Medications & dosage AE
• Nursing English 3 — Ward & clinical procedures BE
• Nursing English 4 — Medical abbreviations & acronyms BE

Conversations

• Nursing conversations 1 — Handover & SBAR BE
• Nursing conversations 2 — Talking to patients about procedures AE
• Nursing conversations 3 — Talking to doctors & colleagues AE
• Nursing conversations 4 — Breaking bad news AE
• Nursing conversations 5 — Discharge planning & patient education AE
• Nursing conversations 6 — Cultural sensitivity in patient communication AE

Other Healthcare Roles

Dental

• Dental vocabulary 1 BE
• Dental conversations 2 — Talking to patients AE

Pharmacy

• Pharmacy vocabulary 1 AE
• Pharmacy conversations 2 — Counselling patients AE

Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

• Physiotherapy vocabulary 1 AE
• Physiotherapy conversations 2 — Talking to patients BE

Paramedics & Emergency Services

• Paramedic vocabulary 1 BE
• Paramedic conversations 2 — On scene & handover BE

Medical Receptionists

• Medical receptionist vocabulary 1 AE
• Medical receptionist conversations 2 AE

Care Home Management

• Care home management vocabulary 1 BE
• Care home management conversations 2 BE