double appointment

Noun

double appointment (plural double appointments)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) 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, […]1998 March 4, [anonymous], “In the surgery: cutting down on those waiting times”, in The Burton Mail, page 8
   • “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.2022 August 13, Clay Lucas, “Vulnerable patients asked to cough up as more GPs shun bulk billing”, in Brisbane Times, retrieved 30 Aug 2023
2. 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[.]2018 June 30, Catou MacKinnon, quoting Louis Godin, “Quebec family doctors choosing private, not public system for online appointments”, in CBC, retrieved 30 Aug 2023
   • After making your decision, you’ll have to cancel or reschedule the double appointment immediately.2022 February 1, Rana Bano, “Double Booking in Scheduling: What It Is and How to Fix It”, in Simply Schedule Appointments, retrieved 30 Aug 2023
3. The appointment of a person to two different positions simultaneously.
   • Breaking the news of the double appointment during the brunch […] [Ebuwa Martins Agbonwaneten] disclosed that the first is as the Managing Director of newly formed, ground-breaking international multimedia house, Tingo Media — while the second is as the Chief Operating Officer of eponymous charity...2022 August 10, [staff writers], “Ebuwa Martins Agbonwaneten Breaks New Grounds With Double Appointments”, in Independent, retrieved 30 Aug 2023