OET: Writing format fora Discharge letter:
Typical organisation of a discharge letter :
- name and address of reciepient
- Date ( the date in the case notes, which willbe teh date of your OET test)
- Salutation(Dear Dr Shincy………)
- Name and age of the person discharged (Eg: Shinu thomas ,aged 60 years)
- Introduction: must be short.It summarises 1. when the patient will be discharged 2. the patient’s chief complaint and recovery status. It often begins with the words: Mr. Thomas is being discharged today back into your care after suffering from COPD. He has recovered well…..
- Further information of chief complaint/recovery status
- Secondary complaint status/Current medical condition
- Discharge plan/Treatment plan/Medications
- Concluding sentence ( Eg. Please do not hesitate tocontact me ..etc)
*Sign off (Yours sincerely)
- Your job title(Eg: Nurse/Dentist/Doctor)
Note: This is only a suggested structure. On the test day you can change to whatever structre you are flexible depending on the case notes.
