English Language
Last updated: September 2025
Healthy English
Health English is a resource that has been developed to address the language and communication needs of international health and care staff and their colleagues working in the UK. There is a range of activities and explanations to help you develop your language and communication skills for the health and care context. Access Health English by clicking the button below, or you can read or download the PDF version to the right.
English language guides
- Royal College of Nursing: Guide to common English expressions.
- OET: Living the Language: Your guide to English usage in British life and work – Nurses’ edition and Doctors’ edition.
- List of local slang words and phrases.
BBC Learning English
A website with English language resources for beginners through to advanced level. It includes sections on pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
Pronunciation workshops
A series a pronunciation videos that go through all the consonent and vowel sounds of the English language.
Basic grammar
Grammar tutorials for beginners covering tenses, questions, and more.
Medium grammar
Grammar tutorials for medium level learners, building on from the beginner level.
Doctors Speak Up
A resource designed for international doctors working in Australia. It includes video examples of doctor-patient interactions, activities and explanations that you can search by case. They’ve also produced a guide to the medical interview.
Video: SBAR case study
The short video below covers SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation), a structured way of communicating.