Doctor in the Nest

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Doctor in the Nest is a 1979 comedy novel by the British writer Richard Gordon.^[1] Part of the long-running Doctor series, it finds Sir Lancelot Spratt struggling against cuts in the NHS which leaves his hospital in bad shape.

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First edition
Author	Richard Gordon
Language	English
Series	Doctor series
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1979
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Doctor on the Job
Followed by	Doctor's Daughters
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• Pringle, David. Imaginary People: A Who's who of Fictional Characters from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. Scolar Press, 1996.

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