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Carry on, Doctor!

Now I am usually harsh in my criticism of the National Health Service and indeed I wish to see it abolished entirely… but credit where credit is due. This was a very, er, uplifting example of ‘Enterprise Thinking’ by the NHS.

Carry on, Doctor!

7 comments to Carry on, Doctor!

  • You took the words right out of my mouth!

  • Move over Nazi Kittens – sex has gone medical!

    To add insult to injury, the movie was a pornographic one.

    Who was insulted and who was injured?

  • My thoughts exactly, Alisa! I also liked this……

    “it cannot be said to be contributing to the objectives of the primary care trust”

    Uhm… it raised money didn’t it? If it isn’t contributing to the objectives of the Primary Care Trust why not? Did they piss the money up the wall?

  • RAB

    Oooo Matron !

    Or should that be Ward Coordination Executive Officer now?

    Another good quote that I read in another place, was the lady Tory MP saying that she hadn’t seen the film herself of course, these things no longer being able to be claimed on expenses.

    Nice dig there I thought.

  • Jay, it sounds as if their objectives are rather different from what a regular person might think.

    RAB, did she really say that? If so, I love her!

  • It just dawned on me: this really puts some real socialization in socialized healthcare!

  • Johnathan Pearce

    Oooh, don’t touch that, Matron!

    (Apologies to the late Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Franke Howerd).