domiciliary consultation

domiciliary consultation
1. a house call by a general practitioner made at the request of a patient or the patient's carer.
2. (in Britain) an arrangement in the National Health Service whereby a hospital specialist, at the request of a general practitioner, visits to advise on the diagnosis or treatment of a patient who, on medical grounds, is unable to attend hospital. The specialist receives special remuneration for this service.

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