Sentence examples for patient from inspiring English sources
patient
A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
The word "patient" is correct and can be used in written English. You can use it when referring to someone who is willing to wait for a long time for something to happen, or when someone is willing to endure something unpleasant. example: The patient man had waited in line for two hours to get the new book.
This change has been implemented by CCGs and creates unnecessary delay, as the patient is going back and forth between GP and hospital.
Catherine Cook, the hospital's infection control nurse, said the gel should be applied "before you touch a patient and after you touch a patient to disinfect your hands".
He said he had to threaten to resign to prevent the promised introduction of the first patient waiting times for treatment being abandoned.
"We have scrutinised the care of any patient where we think there might have been imperfect care and the trust is in contact with all of the patients who have suffered significant suboptimal care.
Earlier this year the appeal court rejected a legal challenge by Debbie Purdy, a multiple sclerosis patient, who wanted a guarantee that her husband would not be prosecuted for helping her to travel to Switzerland to take her life.
At around 10am last Wednesday, Abdouramane Koungoulba, the duty paediatrician at the Fousseyni Dao hospital in Kayes, western Mali, examined a young patient who had been brought in by a relative.
The removal of the cap on private patient income means trusts will be able to make more of their income from private patients, to the detriment of NHS patients because the private sector people will be more valuable.
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