hospital patient

collocation in English

meaningsofhospitalandpatient

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hospital
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/us
/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors ...
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patient
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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(Definition ofhospitalandpatientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This control group is therefore more representative of the general population than of ahospitalpatientgroup.
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Ahospitalpatientin my constituency who had ordered a minicab to take her home was sent home in her nightie to an empty house.
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The allocation of intensive care beds, where carried out by computer, is usually a function of thehospitalpatientadministration system.
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It is true that a piece of paper with details about services is not all that ahospitalpatientrequires.
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Mosthospitalpatientmaster indexes either are, or soon will be, computerised.
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Twenty-three soldiers were injured; 16 were sent to hospital, but none was admitted as ahospitalpatient.
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Claims are decided without medical examination when the applicant is receiving the higher rate of attendance allowance or is a long-stayhospitalpatient.
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The latest information available about numbers ofhospitalpatientcomplaints by region is shown in the table.
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One case that comes to mind concerns a mentally disturbedhospitalpatientwhose money was used to buy seven pairs of trousers.
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It was purely a medical decision, taken on whether ahospitalpatientneeded an amenity bed.
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They have carried out cleaning procedures when it was not suitable to the immediately important task ofhospitalpatientcare.
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Ultimately, thehospitalpatient, the school pupil, the rail passenger and the potential victim of crime must come first.
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How that is supposed to console the former specialhospitalpatientis beyond me.
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Information relating tohospitalpatientcomplaints was not collected centrally prior to the year 1993–94.
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Before a specialhospitalpatientis allowed to go on an outing, approval must be given by his or her responsible medical officer, the clinical team and the medical director.
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