Doctors want the government to assure sickpatients it is safe to go to hospital at weekends - because they fear some may be risking their lives by delaying seeking help.
The Sun (2016)
To have such sickpatients coming to me in my clinic and turning down a transplant that could be the difference between life and death is very worrying.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So what on earth possesses him to deny cancer treatment to these terribly sickpatients?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Definition of 'patient'
patient
(peɪʃənt)Explore 'patient' in the dictionary
countable noun
A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.
Definition of 'sick'
sick
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adjective
If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill.