A patient’s responsibility is not only to get well, but to help doctors help them get well. Such behaviour also impacts the sustainability of the healthcare delivery system.
THE sick have always been given privileges by societies worldwide. They are granted exemptions from societal and familial expectations for the duration of the illness, and in many instances, for some time after that. Those who are sick are exempted from work or school.
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