Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
BdS
English translation:
bénéficiaire de soins > patient
French term
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BdS
This clearly refers to the patient's decision to travel despite the doctor's advice to the contrary, so BdS refers to the patient. However, how do I translate BdS? (It is not the patient's initials, in case someone was wondering!) I cannot find the meaning of the abbreviation (?) anywhere. I would be grateful for any help.
| 4 +4 | bénéficiaire de soins > patient / lit. healthcare beneficiary (HCB) |
Charles Davis
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Sep 25, 2017 05:27: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Sep 25, 2017 14:46: Charles Davis changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1321043">Charles Davis's</a> old entry - "BdS"" to ""bénéficiaire de soins > patient / lit. healthcare beneficiary (HCB)""
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Proposed translations
bénéficiaire de soins > patient / lit. healthcare beneficiary (HCB)
"Abréviations
A=Acquis
NA=Non acquis
NO=non observé
BDS= bénéficiaire de soins"
The exact, literal equivalent would be "healthcare beneficiary", which can be abbreviated as HCB, but it's not common:
https://www.acronymfinder.com/Health-Care-Beneficiary-(HCB)....
But I would be inclined just to put "patient".
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-09-23 13:24:52 GMT)
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Forgot to post my Luxembourg source (the bit I've quoted is on p. 4):
http://www.ltps.lu/component/easyfolderlistingpro/?view=down...
| Thanks, Charles! |
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