Is anticipating, as one tries to find where the patient is (5,7)

'where the patient is' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'is anticipating as one tries to' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'to' could be 'for' and 'for' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'find' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?