Comprehension. Answer the questions:

Answer the questions:

1. Do you pay the complete cost of medicines, dental services and glasses under the NHS?

2. Will an overseas student normally receive NHS treatment for an illness that began before he came to Britain?

3. Where can you get the address of the local NHS Family Practitioner Committee?

4. Are doctors obliged to accept anyone who wants to be placed on the lists?

5. When you first go to the doctor, what must you do if you are accepted?

6. What will the doctor do?

7. What will the NHS Family Practitioner Committee do?

8. If the total cost of NHS dental treatment you receive is 12 pounds, how much must you pay?

9. If a doctor prescribes one bottle of tablets and some sleeping pills, how much will that normally cost?

10. Who do you pay for prescriptions?

11. Is vision testing free?

12. Are glasses free?

13. In what circumstances will an overseas student receive NHS advice and treatment for an illness that began before he came to Britain?

14. What will normally happen if an overseas student wants treatment in Britain for an illness he first began to suffer from in his own country?

15. Why is it particularly important to know whether you are being treated as a private patient or an NHS patient?

16. What should you do before coming to Britain?

17. In what two ways are students treated differently in Northern Ireland?

Circle the right answer (several answers are possible):

1). Medical treatment, except for … under the National Health Service is free for persons who are ordinarily resident in Britain.

a). statutory charges towards the cost of medicine

b). dental services

c). glasses

2).As an overseas student residing in this country you may receive medical treat­ment under the National Health Service in the following cases

a). during your stay in the UK

b). you have made an appointment with the doctor

c). you have a medical insurance

d). if treat­ment cannot await your return home

3).If you need advice about registering you may ask…

a). the manager of the hostel

b) the travel agent

c).your landlady

d). the National Health Service

e). the local National Health Service Family Practitioner Committee

4). As soon as you have found somewhere to live you should register with… if you get sick.

a). the travel agent

b). the National Health Service

c). the doctor

5).In Britain students can register with the doctor

a). near where they live

b). at the college

c). in the National Health Service

d). the local National Health Service Family Practitioner Committee

6).If the doctor you contact has room on his list and is willing to accept you he…

a). will give you a call and invite you to his office

b). will give you a card to complete which he will then forward to the National Health Service Family Practitioner Committee.

c). will send you a medical card bearing your registration number and the doctor's name and address.

7). A bed in a hospital can cost:

a). over J100 a week and you don’t have to pay specialist fees

b). over J100 a week and you may have to pay specialist fees

c). over J100 a day and you may have to pay specialist fees

8). In Northern Ireland students at recognized places of study receive general medical and dental services under the National Health Service, but…

a). they usually have to pay hospital charges

b). they can’t be treated privately

c). can’t be treated under the National Health Service

Texts for Additional Reading and Discussing:

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