Task 3. Answer the questions

1. Is the public health service in Russia free of charge?

2. What are the main types of medical institutions?

3. What employment groups do special health services exist for?

4. What is the aim of the Russian government national projects plan?

5. What is one of the basic principles of the Russian public health system?

6. Why are annual medical check-ups carried out in Russia?

7. When did The British National Health Service come into existence?

8. Where do people who are ill go first?

9. What illnesses can GPs treat themselves?

10. Who can refer people to hospitals, if necessary?

Task 4. Match the English sentences to their Russian equivalents.

1. Health Service in Russia is controlled by the state.	a. Британская Национальная служба здравоохранения появилась с целью обеспечения бесплатного медицинского лечения.
2. Prophylaxis is one of the basic principles of the Russian public health system.	b. Центры здоровья могут выполнять несложные операции.
3. Health Centres offer a range of primary care services.	c. Семейные врачи посещают своих пациентов на дому.
4. Rural Health Posts cover a population of about 4,000 people.	d. Cлужба здравоохранения в России контролируется государством.
5. Annual medical check-ups are carried out in Russia.	e. Здравоохранение в России бесплатно.
6. General practitioners refer people to hospital, if necessary, for more specialized treatment.	f. Профилактика является одним из основных принципов российской системы здравоохранения.
7. Family doctors see patients in their homes.	g. Сельские пункты здравоохранения охватывают население около 4000 человек.
8. The public health service in Russia is free of charge.	h. В России проводятся ежегодные медосмотры.
9. The British National Health Service came into existence to provide free medical treatment.	i. Центры здоровья предлагают широкий спектр первичной медицинской помощи.
10. Health Centres are able to perform minor surgeries.	j. При необходимости врачи общей практики направляют людей в стационар для более специализированного лечения.

Task 5. Translate the given sentences into English.

1. Целью национального проекта правительства Российской Федерации является модернизация четырёх секторов, в том числе здравоохранения.

2. Широкая сеть медицинских институтов включает больницы, поликлиники, родильные дома, станции скорой помощи и т.д.

3. Одним из основных принципов системы здравоохранения в России является профилактика.

4. Согласно национальному проекту на здравоохранение выделяется дополнительное финансирование на повышение заработной платы врачей и медсестёр, а также на приобретение нового оборудования для клиник и создание высокотехнологичных медицинских центров в отдалённых регионах России.

5. При необходимости врачи общей практики посещают пациентов на дому.

6. Целью ежегодных медосмотров в России является выявление заболеваний на ранней стадии (ранняя диагностика).

7. Широкий спектр первичной медицинской помощи оказывают в Центрах здоровья.

8. Здравоохранение в России бесплатно.

9. Британская Национальная служба здравоохранения появилась в 1948.

10. Сельские медицинские пункты проводят текущие обследования и иммунизацию.

Task 6. Retell the text.

Theme 4

At the Polyclinic

Health services in Russia are represented by state, municipal and private medical units. Medical preventive units representing state and municipal health services include a wide range of medical institutions: hospitals, specialized hospitals, clinics, outpatient clinic, medical institutions of maternity and child protection, medical institutions of urgent and emergency aid, sanatorium and health resorts.

Outpatient medical units are divided into five groups according to the number of patients they can provide with medical care in one shift: local, district, municipal, regional hospitals and polyclinics. To receive medical care free of charge a person is to obtain the certificate of obligatory medical insurance. This certificate is given to each Russian citizen regardless of gender and age.

Polyclinic is a medical preventive institution aimed to provide population with diseases’ preventive measures, medical aid at home, diagnostic services and examinations of temporary disability. In general, responsibilities of any policlinic are centered on prevention, prophylaxis and treatment of diseases among local people. People are assigned to the polyclinic according to the place they live, work or study and have their personal ‘patient’s card’ containing information about their visits to doctors, results of laboratory tests and other relevant information.

According to the age criteria there are polyclinics for children (up to fourteen years old) and for adults. Polyclinics have their own laboratories, X-ray rooms; physiotherapy, surgery and dental departments. Each polyclinic has a number of general practitioners (therapeutists), doctors specialized in some particular medical field (e.g. allergists, oculists, neuropathologists, surgeons etc.) and attached nurses.

To receive medical care at polyclinic one should be registered there. This can be done by phone, personally or through the Internet. To register means to provide information about yourself and to book the date and time of visiting the doctor according to the polyclinic’s timetable.

A therapeutist working day consists of consultation hours and home visits. While consulting a therapeutist asks patients about any complaints they may have and makes notes in the patients’ card. Then he takes patients’ blood pressure, feels his pulse and listens to his lungs and heart. He may also check patients’ temperature. If it is necessary for making a diagnosis the therapeutist recommends his patient to undergo some special tests: urinalysis, X-ray examination, blood test, etc. Only after the diagnosis is proved, proper treatment is prescribed and recommendations are given.