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The Medical Household is the medical part of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Current roles include a Personal Doctor to the King and Queen, Physician to the King, a Serjeant Surgeon, Apothecaries to the King, Occultist to the King, Dentist to the King, Orthopaedic Surgeon to the King and Surgeon Gynaecologist to the Queen.
There are also a number of appointments of physicians and surgeons to other members of the Royal Household. These include Apothecaries to all the Royal Households at Buckingham Palace, Windsor, Sandringham, Balmoral, Palace of Holyrood and Highgrove. A travelling physician accompanies Their Majesties on overseas tours.
Medical arrangements at Buckingham Palace are overseen by a Chief Nursing Officer.
Parity of respect is an important principle underlying the Household's work, with GPs, specialists, nurses and allied professionals working as equals within an integrated team.
Eminent physicians and surgeons may be appointed to honorary positions in the Medical Household from the British Armed Forces and in the Commonwealth.
With a ruling King, these titles are shared with those held by functioning Physician to the King:
With a Queen-Regnant, these titles are shared with those held by functioning Physician to the Queen:
The Head of the Medical Household was first appointed in 1973.[ citation needed ]
Physician to the King is a title held by physicians of the Medical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Part of the Royal Household, the Medical Household includes physicians, who treat general conditions, and extra physicians, specialists who are brought in as required.
The Serjeant Surgeon is the senior surgeon in the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The origin of the post dates back to 1253. Early serjeant surgeons were military surgeons who followed their king into battle.
Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. They have a salaried daily surgery. The current Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is Kirstin Ostle, the first female post holder.
Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is paid a small salary.
A Medical Officer to The King/Queen accompanies His/Her Majesty on overseas tour.
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