The phrase "attending surgery" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of being present during a surgical procedure, either as a medical professional or a patient.
Example: "The doctor is attending surgery to assist with the complex operation scheduled for this afternoon."
Alternatives: "participating in surgery" or "present for surgery".
Only in the past year has he stopped attending surgery.
In both studies data from pre-consultation questionnaire responses were used to determine the proportion of hardcore smokers amongst all smokers attending surgery sessions.
The only other role that the RA had within the practice was to inspect medical records of patients attending surgery sessions.
Elderly patients who rely on others to transport them to the GP surgery were 'delighted not to have the inconvenience of attending surgery for the blood pressures to be taken'.
Sixty two per cent of responses were provided in the post-consultation version of the GPAQ, 36% in the postal version completed by patients attending surgeries, and 2% in the postal version mailed to randomly sampled patients.
We compared the medical records of patients attending surgeries where questionnaires were distributed with those where no data collection occurred to determine whether there was any difference in the proportions containing a note that smoking cessation advice had been given.
1170 regular smokers attended surgery sessions and, 16.1% (95% CI, 14.1 to 18.4) were hardcore smokers.
2. participants who are unable to attend surgery for annual follow-up will be visited at home by the practice nurse.
Bowman 2000 showed that it was less costly, and took less time, for participants to attend surgery in the community and that community-based surgery was as safe and as effective as surgery in a health centre.
All doctors used paper, rather than electronic, medical records, so to identify and obtain the records of patients who had attended surgery sessions, RAs used receptionists' lists which logged attending patients.
The GP sets the scene for his account by explaining how the story he hears from the patient when he attends surgery with his wife ('I'm fine…there's nothing wrong with me') is a very different story from that which he hears from the wife when she attends separately.
