In message <[log in to unmask]>, Martin Goldman <[log in to unmask]> writes >Please be reassured that all NHS spokespersons are experts, and deal >only in matters of fact. This must be true because they have done the >course. You mean they have actually had some training?? Course in what? MaryH > >Dr Martin Goldman >Senior Medical Advisor >Forest Laboratories UK Ltd >tel +44 (0)1322 550550 >direct line +44 (0)1322 429355 >fax +44 (0)1322 555469 >www.forestlabs.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Hawking >Sent: 01 August 2007 18:55 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: 'Non-story' in the Mail > >In message ><[log in to unmask]>, >Martin Goldman <[log in to unmask]> writes > >>I read it on bbc news website. >>Can't give you the exact reference, but there have been several >>emollient interviews on radio to that effect. > >But did the interviewees know what they were talking about? >Who briefed them? >Apparently - from what I heard yesterday - it is unlikely that any >patient will actually die because of this mess: which must be *very* >reassuring! > >Slightly different aspect: if, as a junior doctor, you find out your >placement with less than - say - 2 weeks notice, how easy is it to find >suitable accommodation and move before the job starts? > >MaryH >PS I believe that hospital accommodation has mostly been converted into >offices... > -- Mary Hawking