The qualification content covers:
- structure of medical terms
- prescribed prefixes, roots and suffixes
- terminology of prescribed body structures and systems
- diseases, conditions, clinical procedures and investigations
- pathology and x-ray investigations and procedures
- pharmaceutical abbreviations
- medical specialities.
Candidates will learn:
- the structure and meaning of medical terms
- the meaning of medical terms related to body systems
- the meaning of medical terms for different medical specialities
- the meaning of abbreviations concerning drugs and prescriptions.
- Correct spelling of medical terminology is a requirement for this qualification.
This course is delivered online and no attendance is required. The cost varies depending upon numbers from each employer working towards the qualification.
