If you get caught with your hands in the till, it is best to own up. If you are a politician, it is best to own up quietly. People might not notice. And there is no better place in which to own up than the House of the Dead

The Ferret Fancier (why does he call himself that?) has been delving around in the annals of the House of the Dead, and has caught Lord Hunt "in flagrante".

Delicious.

Patsy has been pretending that the selection of junior doctors suitable for higher professional training was going to be carried out by senior doctors. Seems reasonable.

A porky-pie. Rather a big one. And now she has been caught out.

In keeping with the New Labour policy to dumb down the NHS, the selection of these doctors has been delegated to the hospital porters and cleaners. Only the "senior" cleaners though. Patsy has, of course, disappeared into the bunker. Lord Hunt has been sent out to own up.
"It has since been brought to my attention that in some cases other staff, including senior non-medical clinicians or senior deanery human resources staff, are involved in the process."Whoops.

"It has been brought to my attention."

Pompous, pusillanimous git. What he means is that it is all over the newspapers and all over the sodding internet, and Patsy has pushed him out of the bunker to say something.

Full marks to the Ferret Fancier for digging this up, though I worry about a young man who has time to follow the debates in the House of Lords. He should get out more. Posted by: Dr John Crippen    Source

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