A doctor writes

The British Medical Association has weighed in on the Coalition's NHS proposals.

The allergists voted to scratch it but the dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.

The gastroenterologists had a sort of a gut feeling about it but the neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve.

The obstetricians felt they were all labouring under a misconception.

The ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted.

The pathologists said "Over my dead body!" while the paediatricians said "Oh, grow up!"

The psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the radiologists could see right through it.

The surgeons were fed up with the cuts and decided to wash their hands of the whole thing. The ENT specialists wouldn’t hear of it.

The interns thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the plastic surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter...."

The podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.

The anaesthetists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

In the end, the proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the arseholes in London.

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* Note to the house pedant: Yes, I know that only Americans think podiatrists are proper doctors. Get a life, FFS.