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Once upon a time, doctors even made house calls. Think of old movies where the doctor comes with the little black bag to see the patient.
by jhbadger 8y ago
Once upon a time, doctors even made house calls. Think of old movies where the doctor comes with the little black bag to see the patient.
- quickthrower2 8y agoThey still do in Australia. There is an out of hours doctor service.
- amelius 8y agoFlying doctors?
- jfk13 8y agoOnce upon a time? When my mother was too unwell to go to the surgery (she had cancer and was approaching end of life, but still at home), her GP made house calls as needed. This was in the UK, just a couple of years ago.
- stordoff 8y agoMy grandfather routinely has nurses make home visits (including for blood tests), and I'm fairly sure he can request a GP's visit if one were necessary (NHS).