Intended for doctors and other medical system personnel, this slim volume provides an up to date glossary of terms used within the UK National Health Service. Each entry receives a one sentence to one paragraph explanation and entries are cross referenced as necessary. The second section of this work provides a list of useful health related acronyms. White is a retired otolaryngologist and an expert on non-clinical education for practitioners in the NHS system. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)