Book Description

This guide is designed for the hospital medical secretary/receptionist and contains useful information on the following: Secretarial duties Hospital departments A chapter on each medical specialty Medical terminology relevant to each specialism Investigations and procedures Sample letters and reports  Commonly prescribed drugs in each specialty Commonly used medical abbreviations Word elements - roots, prefixes and suffixesIn a hospital setting, medical secretaries are often known as personal assistants and support one or more specialist consultants. They are likely to be based in a specific department, for example paediatrics (child health) or cardiology (heart care). This book will be particularly useful to the temporary medical secretary or float secretary who may be called upon to work in any speciality at short notice and will often find themselves thrown in at the deep end. It will also be a valuable resource for the secretary in a GP practice.