Doctors and treatment · Health

treatment plan

planned medical care

A treatment plan explains what medical care someone should receive and when.

B2 common speech & writing

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This vs that

the care I should receive

The doctor explained my treatment plan.

the illness they identified

The doctor gave me a diagnosis.

Hear it in real life

What happens after the operation?

The doctor will explain the treatment plan this afternoon.

Play the conversation

The nurse talked me through my treatment plan before I went home.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The doctor explained me the treatment plan.

Say: The doctor explained the treatment plan to me.

Use 'explain something to someone', not 'explain someone something'.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

follow a treatment plan

You need to follow the treatment plan carefully.

She followed her treatment plan and gradually got better.

Doctors and treatment words

Health · Doctors and treatment: the words around “treatment plan”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

The doctor talked me through my treatment plan.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

treatment plan

planned medical care

“The nurse talked me through my treatment plan before I went home.”

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