Man's ribs needed treatment, which is shown by doctors to patients (7,7)
I believe the answer is:
bedside manners
'is shown by doctors to patients' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'man's ribs needed treatment' is the wordplay.
'treatment' indicates anagramming the letters (letters treated or processed differently).
'mans'+'ribs'+'needed'='mansribsneeded'
'mansribsneeded' anagrammed gives 'BEDSIDE MANNERS'.
'which' acts as a link.
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