March 22, 2004

British Surgeon suspended

From the BBC comes this chilling tale of a prominent Neurosurgeon suspended. The reason? bq. He is alleged to have taken an extra helping of croutons without paying for them, according to the Daily Mail. And the hospital's reply to this? bq. A spokeswoman for the Queen's Medical Centre NHS Trust said: "A consultant was suspended on Wednesday following an alleged incident at the hospital which did not relate to any patient or another member of staff. bq. "The matter will now be discussed as soon as possible with the consultant involved. In the meantime the trust is not prepared to talk any further. bq. "This type of matter would normally remain confidential in order to support and protect the individual involved and it would be inappropriate to compromise that by going into any greater detail." Pure unadulterated management--speak. Dilbert lives! Posted by DaveH at March 22, 2004 11:48 AM