There wouldn't be many doctors in Ionesco''s world
- apologies for off subject rumination
Jonathan Marrow
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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 15:30
Subject: The entitled patient and the "others"
> Robbie, I loved your calculations. However, I am not sure you got it
right. They
> rather reminded me of Eugene Jonesco (my favourite playwriter). I think
that
> you can only add the 20 minutes once, which means that the last of the
queue
> (like everyone else) waits his time plus 20 minutes, rather than 10 hours.
>
> On a more "ethical" note, although in principle I agree with you that in
the
> ideal world everyone should be treated the same, the reality is that no
one
> does. On the other hand, any employee of a corporation gets some
advantages
> from working for that particular Company (free health insurance, company
car,
> special discounts etc.) What do we get for working for the NHS?
> Best Regards,
>
> M Della Corte
> Staff Grade ED
>
> "Any good doctor should die with his patient if the patient dies. As any
good
> capitain would never abandon his sinking ship".
> E. Jonesco "The bold singer"
> (Forgive me for the awkward translation!)
>
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