Leading Brain Surgeon Suspended Over Bowl Of Soup

[matcom]

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LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British brain surgeon has been suspended from work following a dispute over a bowl of soup, the Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday.

Terence Hope was sent home from the Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham, where there is a 39-day waiting list for brain operations, after being accused of taking extra croutons without paying, the paper said.

"A consultant was suspended following an alleged incident at the hospital which did not relate to any patient or to another member of staff," the medical center said in a statement.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=3&u=/nm/20040322/od_nm/odd_britain_surgeon_dc

[GOPisEvil]

1. If I were a patient in need of brain surgery, I'd be pissed!

My doctor got suspended for f-ing CROUTONS?! Hell, charge ME for the damned croutons and get my damn doctor back here!

[ret5hd]

7. ha...seeing as how the croutons were from a hospital...

expect to pay $43.50 for each one when you get your bill.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. If you are well paid brain surgeon, pay for your stale bread dammit!!!!

:) Or we'll punish your patients.

[wtmusic]

3. I was suspended over a bowl of soup for seven hours once

and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty

[DS1]

4. LOL

Way better than my comment :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

5. No sex threads!

:-)

[liberalhistorian]

6. I imagine it wouldn't be,

especially if you were really hungry! :evilgrin:

[Dead_Parrot]

8. He had two bowls of NHS soup?

He doesn't need suspension, he needs therapy.

"A consultant was suspended following an alleged incident at the hospital which did not relate to any patient or to another member of staff,"

It's worrying that they have to clarify that the bowl of soup was not a member of staff. And you thought medicare sucked...