General
tatt (talks all the time)
What does tatt (talks all the time) mean?
A secondary, tongue-in-cheek expansion of TATT for a patient who talks incessantly.
"Nice lady but genuinely TATT — the ward round overran by twenty minutes."
Origin
Jokey re-reading of the fatigue acronym TATT.
Frequently asked questions
What does TATT mean here?
As a joke re-reading it stands for 'Talks All The Time' — a patient who won't stop talking.
Is this the same as the fatigue TATT?
No. It's a tongue-in-cheek reuse of the real acronym TATT ('Tired All The Time') applied to a chatty patient.
Is it rude?
It's light staff banter rather than a slur, but it's not something you'd say in front of the patient.
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