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Re:A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app by jhbadger on Saturday March 30, 2019 @05:06PM (#19531849)
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.
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Re:A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app by jfk13 on Saturday March 30, 2019 @06:48PM (#19532446)
Once 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.

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Re:A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app by stordoff on Saturday March 30, 2019 @09:09PM (#19533053)
My 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).
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Re:A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app by quickthrower2 on Saturday March 30, 2019 @05:11PM (#19531886)
They still do in Australia. There is an out of hours doctor service.
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Re:A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app by amelius on Saturday March 30, 2019 @05:56PM (#19532139)
Flying doctors?
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