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LetterWriting
Usefulexpressions

Mr/Ms...,a ... year-old

lam writingto youregarding (occupation),

Presentation
Mr/Ms...wasadmitted

threeweeksago (not"before")
(approximately)
on (date)
in (month)

,illTji,,;ru" ,,chest
pain,,,
orbreath,,,
il$#il#i'l'l*l"rrness
"numbness on the leftside",etc.)
(procedure
for a routine... - eg "checkup")
following...("anaccident", "a fall","a fight",etc.)

of (symptoms)
Whenadmittedto this hospital,Mr/Mrs... complained

t t'tt';".
broughtin by his mother/father/wife/husband/ambu
lance,etc

Trrnz -ilffl::]rlr"", o,"nnosed

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with(illness/condition is whenhe was
LtVZ"Iliif;7;"0 n", beendiasnosed ) - iryour focusis
with(iltness/condition h/s
iIIne ss/disease/condition
X-raysconfirmed...
A CT scan confirmed...
Followinga CT scan, he/shewas diagnosedwith

Recentprocedures/treatment
- Usethe presentpeffectwhenthe ACTIONis moreimportanUrelevant
to the
currentsituationthan the TIME.
He/Shehas had his/her(gallbladder)(removed).
His/Her(sutures)havebeen(removed)
He/Shehas recovered fromthe procedure.
- Use the pastsimplewhen TIMEand ACTIONare BOTH importanUrelevantto
the currentsituation.
He/Shehad his/hersuturesremoved7 daysago.
His/Hersutureswereremovedyesterday.

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Sinceadmission, hasimproved.
her/hisgeneralcondition
She/hehasmadea routinerecovery.
...wassuccessfullytreated.../has treated
beensuccessfully
makinggood
to improve/is
...iscontinuing progress

- frU"'ffitFt"'1
Futureproceduresto be performed
HeiSheis to havehis/her(sutures)(removed)
tomorrow.
He/Sheis due for a follow-upappointmentin 14 days'

PastmedicalhistorV-fraZM+v-Y
history
Mr/Mrs... medical ...
includes
She/hehasa (past)medicalhistoryof ...
Mr/Mrs...hasa (long)historyof...
Mr/Mrs...suffersfrom...
dependent
Mr/Mrs...is a (heavysmoker/non-insulin diabetic/etc)
The patient's includes
history a pastepisodeof.,. (2 yearsago,etc.)

Exceptions
O t h e trh a n . . .
Apartfrom...
ExcePt for...
...is otherwiseOl(stable/intact
He/Sheis allergic tolerate...
to.../cannot

Cause/Effectwords
-[.F - from(thefact
be dueto (thefactthat).../becausedby (thefactthat).../result
that)...

4n*-- l e a dt o . . . / r e s ui nl t. . .

Requirements
The patientrequires
immediate...
Furthertestsare neededto confirmthisdiagnosis.

Makingrequests
Couldyoupleaseinitiatevisitsto ...
Couldyoupleasearrangefor MrlMrs... to have' '.
Pleasearrangefor Mrs/Mr... to see a/bevisitedby a
for youto org?Ilise...
Wouldit be possible

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Formalletterwriting
Herearesomeusefulexpressions
for usein formalletters.
Formal
The OpeningGreetings - To an unknownperson:
DearSirI DearMadamor DearSir/ Madam
(End:Yoursfaithfullv)
- To a knownperson:
DearMsWills(fa*,[.Irrar-e)
(End:Yoursslncgrely)
- To a personyou havecorresponded to before,
especiallyif theyhavesignedwiththeirfirstname:
DearJohn
(End:Yourssincerely)

The Reference I am writingto youwith regard(s)to

I am writingto you in regardto
I am writingto you regarding
Thankyoufor agreeingto see

Discharge - Ms Brownwill be discharged tomorrow

- Mr Warnerhas beenat this hospitalfor the pastthree
monthsand is nowreadyto be transferred to the
HampsteadRehabilitation Hospital
- Mrs.Timmsis nowreadyto be discharged
- She is now readyto be discharged.
- Mr Smithis duefor dischargetomorrowwithtransferto
arrangedto your Rehabilitationcentre.

Concerns - My mainconcernis that(nounclause)

- X may require(noun)
- Wouldit be possiblefor youto (verb)
- | am concernedthat (nounclause)
- Couldyou pleasearrange(noun)

Referenceto Future - | shall/ will contactyou nextweeldin the nextfew

Contact days/ in the followingfew days
- Shouldyou requireanyfurtherassistance /
information regardingthis patient/ aboutthis patient,
pleasedo not hesitateto contactme.
- Pleasedo not hesitateto contactme if you require
anyfurtherinformation / details.
- Thankyoufor yourassistance
- Pleasefeelfreeto contactme if anyfurther
information is required.

Glosing Remarks - Thankyoufor agreeingto assistin this matter

- Thankyoufor yourhelpin thismatter
- | appreciateyourhelpin this matter

ClosingGreeting Yoursfaithfully
Yourssincerely
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SAMPLEANSWER: LETTER OF REFERRAL

WRITING AEST: NI'RSES

Or Ms Rae Wtllis,
I
I Communlty Health Nurse.
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0 fo.*Ms wllls,
tn* TracY chaPman
@ [*.t
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I * wrltrng to you ln regard of Mlss Tracy Chaprnan, a 2O year old slngle mother of ttrree
I
ctrlldren who had an appendtcectomy on 18 Aprll f99O. Tracy was admttted on 18
I Voun8
l99O wtth acute appendlctfls, and followtng the appendlcectomy she has made a
lepm
I rouilne recovery. She ls toleratlng a [ght dlet and flulds, and su-fferlng mlntmal pain
(Arreret Lo^6*t'rf )
l_*ttf"tt ts relterred with Panadol.

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lHer wounds
are healed, sutures have been removed and she ls walhng norrnally.

Chapman has been told to rest, do moderate exerclse only, and not to do any healy
ffrfr""
for stx weeks.
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D','idtt{'*JMiifHfitJftk [fril;t trre pailent rs srngleand has tt[ee young chfldren aged 18
o*o months, 3 years and 4 years at home wlth her. She llves ln a rented flat on a slngle
motier's penslons. She wtll have no one to asslst her at home as her filends work. She
has no contact wlth the father of tlre chlldren and her mother ls returntrg to her home ln
the country as s(x)n as Thacygoes home. Counctl help has been ordered . ( Q^^A ct --,.;
ieree
f?r you for agreetngto assistln t}rts matter.
0 tt{;k
slncerely,
0 fono
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@ ["ut*ou 'ISTER

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