Doctor on the Job

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Doctor on the Job
Doctor on the Job.jpg
First edition
Author Richard Gordon
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Doctor series
GenreComedy
Publisher Heinemann
Publication date
1976
Media typePrint
Preceded by Doctor in the Nude  
Followed by Doctor in the Nest  

Doctor on the Job is a 1976 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon, [1] part of the long-running Doctor series. In it, to the fury of Sir Lancelot Spratt, a major strike occurs at St Swithan's Hospital.

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References

  1. Pringle p.227

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