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Samizdata quote of the day

You can come back tomorrow. We should have a doctor then.

Unknown medical receptionist, explaining to Will Luke his chances of actually finding a doctor working in his local surgery.

3 comments to Samizdata quote of the day

  • pete

    I had a similar experience at my NHS dentists a year or two ago. I rang the practice to find out when my next check-up was as I had a slight toothache and thought that my check-up was overdue.The practice told me it was still open for NHS treatment but it didn’t have any dentists at the moment and this was the reason no check-up reminders had been sent out.

    ‘Things can only get better’ should still be the Labour election song. It’s truer now than it was in 1997.

  • dearieme

    Does anyone here know anything about the detail of the NHS pension scheme the doctors belong to? Is there likely to be a flood of early retirements one year after the recent big pay rise?

  • dearieme

    Does anyone here know anything about the detail of the NHS pension scheme the doctors belong to? Is there likely to be a flood of early retirements one year after the recent big pay rise?