health professional

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a person trained to work in any field of physical or mental health.

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Example Sentences

The NHS has, in recent years, started investing in 'social prescribing' which allows health professionals to refer patients suffering from loneliness to charity-run services such as art classes or gardening.

From BBC

Constance Duffle, a paramedic in Siskiyou County at the Oregon border, serves a vast wilderness region woefully in need of health professionals.

From Los Angeles Times

She wants to see a system that puts children first, she says, one where police, social care, education and health professionals are better trained to spot exploitation early, and act together to tackle it.

From BBC

Inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.

From Salon

Close to half of Kaiser behavioral health professionals in Northern California said they are uncomfortable with the introduction of AI tools, including Abridge, in their clinical practice, according to their union.

From Los Angeles Times