ANSWERS TO PART B) WILL VARY. WHAT FOLLOWS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF EACH...

5. Note: answers to part b) will vary. What follows is a short summary of each person’s role; students should use boththeir own experience and imagination to produce a longer, more detailed answer. The people are: patient – stays in hospital for treatment; surgeon – performs an operation; nurse – cares for patients in hospital; consultant – senior doctor; porter – moves patients around the hospital on trolleys and in wheelchairs; outpatient – visits the hospital for treatment, but doesn’t stay overnight; doctor – examines, diagnoses, and treats patients; midwife – cares for pregnant women, new born babies, and new mothers; medical student – observes, studies, and practises their new skills in a real hospital environment; psychiatrist – treats patients who have mental health problems.