Doctors prescribed medicine which was then made by the Apothecaries.
Doctors looked down on Barber Surgeons as they didn't have any qualifications
Doctors still believed in the Theory of the Four Humours - this led to the continuing use of blood letting as a treatment.
In the twelfth century, universities were set up over Europe by the Church - this alloes formal training of doctors.
Doctors were trained by the Chruch in the teachings of Galen.
Doctors treated patients by using urine tests, astrology, herbal rememdies and the four humours.
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Hospitals
The Church set up loads of hospitals but only a few actually treated the sick. Most hospitals looked after the elderly or lepers.
Some monasteries has hospitals - monks cared for the sick but didn't have any formal training but had a lot of practice and knowledge.
The hospitals that did care for the sick didn't find out better ways of treating the illness or disease.
The Church taught that disease had a spiritual cause - most nuns and monks who worked in the hospitals were more concerned with the patients' minds rather than their bodies. However some did gain great experience and knowledge of cures.
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