The appointment of a person to two different positions simultaneously.
It's very important that the system is effective, that everything is well registered so we don't end up double-booking doctors or have patients with double appointments[.]
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(healthcare, British, AU, NZ) An appointment with a GP (general practitioner) which is allocated twice much time as usual.
It would help if patients who know they have a difficult problem could book a double appointment,
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An appointment time with two people assigned to it; a double booked appointment.
“Because I have to get multiple prescriptions, it’s often a double appointment, which is $160,” [Kathy Barr] said. About $80 of that is refunded via Medicare.
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