OF RUDE DOCTORS AND UNHAPPY POLITICIANS
Recently our 'representatives of the people' had a field day in parliament complaining about the poor standard of the civil service. The new buzz word now is 'poor delivery system'. They spoke with much passion, as if it's something new, or perhaps the scales have suddenly fallen from their eyes now and they are suddenly aware at how appalling the civil service is. As far as I know, the civil service has always been appalling.
It all started with one politician complaining about the rude treatment he received from a doctor in the emergency room of a government hospital. He was peeved that he was unceremoniously ushered out of the room; blaming the doctor for not realising who he was and the fact that he was the one who brought the victim to the ER.
I don't know the real situation then or what emotions transpired then; but I have my fair share of woes dealing with VVIPs who come into the ER throwing their weight around, demanding this or that, behaving like absolute maharajahs. And most times, their conditions do not even warrant emergency treatment. And these VVIPs usually comes with an entourage, a bunch of well-wishers (I don't want to use a more unpleasant word-which describes an intimate anatomical contact between the contracted orbicularis oris of one person and the VVIP's gluteus maximus) who do not nothing more than stand around, look important, suitably concerned and totally obstructing the smooth flow of work in the ER.
Perhaps that doctor was rude. Maybe he has worked 48 hours non-stop prior to that. Maybe he had a bad day. Maybe he was just to tired to care. Or maybe he was stuck in the OR the last 8 hours retracting the liver so some surgeons can operate with a clear view.
I don't know how that politician behaved. Was he rude too? Did he throw his weight around?
Who to believe now? Judging by the results of a poll recently (Read my article on 19th April, 2006), I am more inclined to disbelieve the politician....
Recently our 'representatives of the people' had a field day in parliament complaining about the poor standard of the civil service. The new buzz word now is 'poor delivery system'. They spoke with much passion, as if it's something new, or perhaps the scales have suddenly fallen from their eyes now and they are suddenly aware at how appalling the civil service is. As far as I know, the civil service has always been appalling.
It all started with one politician complaining about the rude treatment he received from a doctor in the emergency room of a government hospital. He was peeved that he was unceremoniously ushered out of the room; blaming the doctor for not realising who he was and the fact that he was the one who brought the victim to the ER.
I don't know the real situation then or what emotions transpired then; but I have my fair share of woes dealing with VVIPs who come into the ER throwing their weight around, demanding this or that, behaving like absolute maharajahs. And most times, their conditions do not even warrant emergency treatment. And these VVIPs usually comes with an entourage, a bunch of well-wishers (I don't want to use a more unpleasant word-which describes an intimate anatomical contact between the contracted orbicularis oris of one person and the VVIP's gluteus maximus) who do not nothing more than stand around, look important, suitably concerned and totally obstructing the smooth flow of work in the ER.
Perhaps that doctor was rude. Maybe he has worked 48 hours non-stop prior to that. Maybe he had a bad day. Maybe he was just to tired to care. Or maybe he was stuck in the OR the last 8 hours retracting the liver so some surgeons can operate with a clear view.
I don't know how that politician behaved. Was he rude too? Did he throw his weight around?
Who to believe now? Judging by the results of a poll recently (Read my article on 19th April, 2006), I am more inclined to disbelieve the politician....
posted by Jimbo @ 4/25/2006 08:09:00 AM
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