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Perhaps even more confusingly, the NATO phonetic alphabet is coincidently also known as the ‘ITU phonetic alphabet’ after the International Telecommunications Union, now a UN Specialised Agency, which introduced the first internationally adopted version in 1927.

This raises the question as to whether junior doctors and medical students should be taught this as part of their communication skills curriculum and/or whether the NHS or other international medical organisations should adopt their own local variant of the NATO alphabet as a standard. Fortunately, whilst most hospitals have a radiology department, few have enough space for an ‘X block’ (X = x-ray). In my experience, ‘E block’ (E = echo) is rarely synonymous with ‘Echocardiography Department'. Sell Best Sellers Customer Service Prime Todays Deals New Releases Kindle Books Music Books Fashion Electronics Home Toys & Games Gift Cards Computers Video Games Beauty Sports, Fitness & Outdoors Health & Personal Care Audible Home Improvement Gift Ideas Pet Supplies Automotive Coupons Subscribe & Save. Many hospitals in the UK and internationally use an alphanumeric system to name wards and departments (which has additional benefits for site navigation). There are several potential conflicts in medical use. In other areas such as civil aviation, it is not unknown to use variants of the standard NATO phonetic alphabet if there are specific issues that might cause confusion, or to avoid use of those letters where possible (e.g. Despite this being a daily occurrence for most other clinical staff too, and heavy emphasis placed on structuring tools such as SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation), this seems rarely taught to NHS doctors working in hospital-based acute care specialties. UK military and emergency service personnel are routinely taught standardised spelling alphabets for use in radio communications. Secondly, some of the terms used for maximum clarity in general use may be confused in a medical context. Firstly, not all clinical staff are familiar with international spelling alphabets. The reasons for this error were multifactorial but the case highlights certain issues pervading the NHS.

The others (some of whom did not know there was a Ward N2) were confused by the topical male health charity foundation, Movember (see and went to Ward M2 – at the other end of the hospital site. Unfortunately, only one doctor in the on-call team heard this correctly and went straight there. This was announced over the hospital bleep system as “Ward November Two”, as is standard according to the NATO phonetic alphabet. The event in question was a ‘crash call’ for the hospital medical emergency team to attend a patient on Ward N2. And they're washable so you can use them again and again! Colour, spell, decorate, and create! 0 0 147185 Alphabet Stencils (Pack of 30) 12.95 12.A critical incident occurred recently at my hospital, involving miscommunication of a patient's location. Go ahead - mix up your paints and put the letter stencils down on the page, brush the colour over, lift, and see your beautiful words formed. We use this when spelling things out to the customer. This is the most widely used radiotelephone spelling alphabet. Officially denoted as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet.

They can be used for cards, displays, banners, school projects, and these painting templates are the perfect educational tool for little ones learning their letters. This is called the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. 147019 Alphabet Stencils 12.95 12.95 GBP InStock /Arts & Crafts/Craft Tools & Accessories/Painting Tools & Accessories We'll go ahead and spell it out for you! With these craft kit essentials, your next project will be as easy as ABC! Take your stencil art to the next level with these Alphabet stencils - a must have in any craft kit.