Tackling NHS jargon : getting the message across /: getting the message across. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sarah Carr.
• Authors: Carr, Sarah, 1966-
• Contents: Part One: NHS Jargon. Recognising and categorising NHS jargon. Part Two: Jargon and the organization. Encouraging a plain-communicating organization. Describing benefits to staff. Convincing enough to the right people. Involving people in linking research to practice. Part Three: Planning your plain document. Writing plainly. Tackling NHS jargon. Testing and revising your plain document. Communicating in speech and other special circumstances. Part Four: Aids to NHS jargon-busting. Examples of NHS buzz words, with plain English translations. Examples of NHS gobbledegook, with plain English translations. Examples of NHS technical jargon, with plain English translations. Examples of a short style guide.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 362.10941; MEDICAL / Administration; National health services -- Great Britain; Jargon (Terminology); Communication in medicine -- Great Britain; Communication in public administration; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315378961; 1315378965; 9781315324456; 1315324458; 9781498794848; 9781315343440; 1315343444
• Related ISBNs: 149879484X; 9781138444218; 9781857754285
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed August 8, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.