Can we get any stupider?

uh... is that stuff really made out of blood?

Pigs Blood

Seriously though. whose the idiot that suspended him for such a petty thing?

"The Trust would like to acknowledge that this has been a difficult time for Mr Hope, who is a valued member of our surgical team," she said.

"When Mr Hope was suspended, we took immediate steps to minimise any impact on patient care and ensured that any emergencies would be dealt with by his consultant colleagues.

"The three patients who had their surgery postponed during the five days that Mr Hope was suspended will now be contacted to agree an earliest possible date for their surgery.

"We can also confirm that those patients due for surgery on Monday will be operated on by Mr Hope. We apologise to all our patients and their families for any inconvenience or anxiety that may have been caused.

"Mr Hope understands that a matter had been raised which the Trust had an obligation to look into using our disciplinary procedure.

"The matter has now been investigated and resolved to the satisfaction of the Trust and Mr Hope, who is pleased to be returning to work."

Precise details of the case have not previously been made public[that was on Tuesday, still true today. W.H.], but it emerged yesterday that a key element was the canteen's decision last year to ditch its own soup in favour of Baxters, which is dearer.
The canteen raised the price from 83p to £1.03 last year and that, coupled with concerns of size of portions, has led to animosity among staff.
In the canteen, alongside a Baxters sign, is a warning that says a portion of soup is equal to one ladleful , and "overfilled cups or bowls will incur an extra charge".

roverroad wrote:

Seriously though. whose the idiot that suspended him for such a petty thing?

The "Queen's Medical Centre NHS Trust", his employer.

A pound + 3 p? That would irritate me. Make it a round pound so it takes one coin to pay instead of three or four.

DON'T OVERFILL YOUR CUP ! walter wrote : " In the canteen, alongside a Baxters sign, is a warning that says a portion of soup is equal to one ladleful , and "overfilled cups or bowls will incur an extra charge" . ... when we were in berlin last fall and had lunch at the cafeteria in the KA-DE-WE shopping centre, we were quite surprised to find that much of the food was sold by weight - put the filled plate on the scale and a weight/price ticket was produced. canadians are used to fill their plates to the brim and then some ! and not have to pay an "overweight" charge ! (we do that later when the good doctor puts as an a diet of lettuce and water - we'll gladly pay for overpriced diet-food). hbg