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July 06, 2010
Playing Doctor?
The British National Health Service continues to impress:
As public sector managers look to find ever more creative ways of saving money, they would do well to study the enterprising thinking of NHS Kensington & Chelsea.During a House of Commons speech yesterday Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt let slip that, prior to 2002, a hospital ward in the borough was hired out for the filming of a "big budget" pornographic movie.
The title of the film has yet to emerge, but it took place in a closed yet "fully-equipped" ward. It is also unclear whether the hospital was aware of the genre of film, or if it provided any technical support.
Not. going. there.
Posted by Cassandra at July 6, 2010 07:58 AM
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It was an educational film. Sort of.
Posted by: Cousin Dave at July 6, 2010 12:35 PM
And, for a refreshing change, nobody died due to the cost-saving measure.
Posted by: BillT at July 6, 2010 03:13 PM
Not. going. there.
Throwing the onus on us.
As usual.
You're up, bthun...
Posted by: BillT at July 6, 2010 03:17 PM
See? I *do* trust you! :)
Posted by: Cassandra at July 6, 2010 03:18 PM
Were any MPs in the movie?
Posted by: Cricket at July 6, 2010 05:33 PM
"Throwing the onus on us.Sorry for the delay!As usual.
You're up, bthun..."
Posted by: BillT at July 6, 2010 03:17 PM
I was in the back working on my Momma's Day present for Walkin Boss, aka the Gazebo, when I heard someone moan, "turn your head and cough".
So I ran right in here and,
and...
*reads the thread*
Whoa!
*Glances in the direction of the case labeled In Case of Emergency, Break Glass for 10' pole, decides instead to slink back to the Gazebo project.*
Posted by: bt_it's_only_a_flesh_wound_doc_hun at July 6, 2010 06:38 PM
The Naughty Nurses of Nottingham?
For some reason I'm hearing the Benny Hill theme music in the background . . .
Posted by: LittleRed1 at July 6, 2010 07:16 PM
Damn it Yeoman!
I'm a Doctor, not a gymnast!
Posted by: Leonard McCoy at July 6, 2010 07:28 PM
It's actually a light-hearted spoof of the Carry On [Doctor/Nurse/Etc.] films from the Sixties with the allegorical theme of the interaction between NHS and the average Brit citizen.
Working title is rumored to be "BOHICAgainandAgainandAgain."
Posted by: BillT at July 7, 2010 12:33 AM
When Dr. Casey said he needed to travel to the UK to examine a new funding source for County General's cash flow problem, I had no idea it would be ♂, ♀, ^&%$# !
Posted by: Dr. Zorba at July 7, 2010 12:45 AM