Specialist Language Courses

one-to-one
communication
skills for doctors

Improve your English language clinical communication skills.

Communicating accurately and effectively with patients requires advanced language and communication skills.

Taking focused one-to-one lessons with an expert enables you to successfully handle sensitive and challenging clinical interactions in English. Based on detailed needs analysis, your trainer will target the areas of communication you need to work on most. Areas covered may include the following:

Choose the right plan for you

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5 X 1-Hour lessons
£235
€235 / $285

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Before you start your lessons, you complete a detailed needs analysis form. This allows your teacher to understand what areas you need to focus on in order to improve your communication skills, so they are prepared from the start and you waste no time. 

Lessons are individualised throughout. They are based on what you need and scheduled for when you are available. 

Your trainer is an expert who will select or create study materials that meet your specific needs. 

Your course will be arranged and monitored by the SLC team. If your tutor falls ill, they will be able to arrange another at short notice. 

Coaching takes place on Zoom, which is easy and intuitive to use. 

10 X 1-Hour lessons
£470
€470 / $570

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Before you start your lessons, you complete a detailed needs analysis form. This allows your teacher to understand what areas you need to focus on in order to improve your communication skills, so they are prepared from the start and you waste no time. 

Lessons are individualised throughout. They are based on what you need and scheduled for when you are available. 

Your trainer is an expert who will select or create study materials that meet your specific needs. 

Your course will be arranged and monitored by the SLC team. If your tutor falls ill, they will be able to arrange another at short notice. 

Coaching takes place on Zoom, which is easy and intuitive to use. 

Your Communications Skills for Doctors course features

Needs analysis

We ask you about your current skills in detail and what you want to work on. This allows us to plan your lessons in advance.

One-to-one lessons

Your individual lessons are designed around your needs and skills. Each lesson will cover the areas you highlight in your needs analysis. The course has the flexibility to address new needs as they emerge during your lessons.

Tutor assignment

You tell us when you are available for lessons, so we can assign the right trainer to work with you. Lessons are online, so you just need a PC or laptop and a good internet connection. Your trainer is given a full briefing on what you need. The class schedule is flexible, and our teachers can work around your availability.

Feedback and review

We take regular feedback from you so everyone is working together to make sure you are making maximum progress.

FAQs
About the course

SLC are English for Healthcare specialists. We’ve worked with thousands of healthcare professionals over the years, improving their language and communication so they can work effectively in English at the highest level. Teachers and course designers are experts in their field, so you can be assured you are in excellent hands. 

SLC’s teachers are all qualified, experienced specialist English for Healthcare teachers. Meet some of them here.

When you sign up, the team will contact you with the needs analysis form. When you complete this, let us know when you want to start your lessons. 

You will then be assigned a personal tutor who will give you lessons when you are free. They will work closely with you to make sure you focus on what you need to do to strengthen your communication skills.

Yes, no problem at all. Just tell your teacher or contact us on admin@specialistlanguagecourses.com

Use our courses

We work with universities, schools, employers and international recruitment companies that use our courses around the world

Oriental healthcare professionals

Clinical communication materials for my university or school

Do you prepare medical professionals or students for clinical English but have trouble finding good materials to support your programmes? We are here for you. SLC's online learning content is comprehensive and up-to-date. The teaching platform enables you to see exactly what your students have done, set assignments and leave feedback. Courses can be tailored to your specific needs by mapping the online English courses to your curriculum.

Healthcare professionals

Clinical communication courses for my staff or NHS trust

SLC’s online language and communication skills courses are perfect for international medical professionals who need to improve the English they use in the workplace to ensure safe and effective practice. Needs analysis ensures that the courses are targeted from the very start. Lesson schedules are flexible. The learning platform enables you to see what your learners have done and we can provide tailored reporting.