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achterwacht

English translation: on-call staff


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Dutch term or phrase:achterwacht
English translation:on-call staff
Entered by: Dave Greatrix
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15:14 Mar 7, 2011
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / cardiology, heart surgery, hospital care
Dutch term or phrase: achterwacht
Evening and weekend backup staff (cardiologist, nurses) provided by a hospital or specialist treatment centre to guarantee the 24/7 availability of professional services, in this case, interventional cardiology. Is there an English term?
Ralph de Rijke
Netherlands
Local time: 05:21
on-call staff
Explanation:
or staff on-call
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Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
Grading comment
Thanks Dave!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +2on-call staff
Dave Greatrix


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
on-call staff


Explanation:
or staff on-call


    Reference: http://www.mmc.org/meded_body.cfm?id=1449
Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Dave!

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agree  Dr Lofthouse
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agree  Olly Pekelharing
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Mar 9, 2011 - Changes made by Dave Greatrix:
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