Should This Guy Be Working Again?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-27039627
I'm not sure myself, clearly he's a talented surgeon and his services are needed but his "prank" was a bit out of order.

[237SJ]

Exactly Welshie - one rule for one, and another rule for another it seems.

[WELSHYORKIE]

I know this isn't on a par with what has happened, but, in the construction industry joiners, brickies and other trades all leave a marker on their work. If my wife had been lucky enough to have had a transplant, I wouldn't have given a toss what he had done as long as he had saved her

[redman41]

Hi WY !
Good point

[WELSHYORKIE]

Greetings, Red - Salutations to Rowan. Newsflash - wedding planned for July 2015

[Bazile]

Does anyone know the answer to my question ?

[WELSHYORKIE]

Don't know the answer, Baz, would assume that to be the case - maybe 'talk in the canteen'

[redman41]

Good for you WY !
Must tell my OH about it, she will be pleased.
Both you and G deserve happiness together.
Pass on our regards

[WELSHYORKIE]

Bazile - found this article which may help answer your question:

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/opinion/ritson/surgeons-stamp-is-the-mark-of-true-branding/4009099.article

[WELSHYORKIE]

Of course, Red

[Old_Geezer]

It has to be questionable. Talented or not it sends a signal that, that sort of thing is tolerated. And would you want his to be allocated to your medical problem ? Not that patients are likely to be informed of his past.

[Old_Geezer]

HIM

[WELSHYORKIE]

OG - as I said before and has been said in the media by others - if he was to save my life I couldn't give a monkeys what the hell he did and anyone who says different is, quite frankly in my opinion, deluding themselves

[Baldric]

From a Mail article

///It is alleged that Simon Bramhall, a consultant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, is being investigated after a colleague said he discovered the letters 'S B' on an organ during a follow-up operation.///

[Sqad]

Well, no evidence.......but just a guess...our talented surgeon had a thriving private practice and his "colleague" who shopped him was full time on the NHS ( no private practice).........just a guess, knowing the medical profession as I do.

Arrogance.....what has that got to do with it......I would want the " man for the job" not some whimpering simpering "nice guy."

[pixie373]

Yes, but arrogance (as proven here) is not a good quality in anyone.

[Ric.ror]

Can't we make him work for free for 6 months
Or say in Africa

[WELSHYORKIE]

Or we could send him to certain areas of West Yorkshire, Ric....... just a thought.......

[Sqad]

pixie.....arrogance is a matter of opinion, subjective, you and others may find him arrogant, but i am sure that one could rustle up plenty of support, suggesting that he wasn't arrogant.

Some people might say, without knowing me, that I am arrogant, but equally others may say the opposite.

If i was him, with all this nonsense i would emigrate and work in the USA or the antipodes.

[Mamyalynne]

Should he be working again - Yes.


Is what he did in poor taste - Yes.

[rowanwitch]

Hi all

I do know this guy, he looked after me before he moved back to liver as a consultant. He's warm, kind and funny as well as being like most good surgeons a bit of a handful (we had a fair few clashes when looking for beds for patients in the past) But if I needed a liver surgeon he is still the one I would want and if that meant getting a very personal autograph then I'd not care at all. No he should not have done it... it did show a degree of disrespect to the patient but now he just needs to get on with his job which is saving lives Something he and the rest of the liver team do so brilliantly

WY: Congrats....