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double appointment

noun

Definitions

  1. An appointment with a GP (general practitioner) which is allocated twice much time as…

    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, […]
    • “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.

  2. An appointment time with two people assigned to it

    An appointment time with two people assigned to it; a double booked appointment.

    • 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[.]
    • After making your decision, you’ll have to cancel or reschedule the double appointment immediately.

  3. The appointment of a person to two different positions simultaneously.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA