The other day I was using a strange computer [1] and decided to catch up with the latest musings of Dr Crippin. Being somewhat old and forgetful [2] I googled “nhs blog doctor” to help out. I found not only the necessary address but also this entry in Wikablog.

“Duly noted are his irrational attacks and uninformed hatred of ME sufferers (now ME patients who haven’t embraced the controversial diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease — those who have are now exempt from his excoriation as they have entered the sacred walled garden of Crippen Compassionland). One wonders what his employers make of his online rantings, or the GMC regarding his parading of his unwanted patients on a blog. Where does a “full time” NHS doctor get the time for such idle pursuits, we wonder, when there are so many medical journals to be read? “

I don’t know what the author’s problem is. I can understand them taking umbrance at Dr C’s opinion on ME but what problem do they have with him blogging? What do they think a doctor’s life should be?
Wake up, eat, go to work, do doctoring things, go home, read learned tomes, eat, read journals, go to bed?

Just to make sure I am not tarred with the same brush I would like to point out:-

• There is insufficient space in the hospital car park.
• Staff have had their spaces taken away for patients to use [3]
• I live in the middle of nowhere
• The bus service is crap
• This means I have a 15 minute walk to and from the car twice a day.
• I therefore have ample time to type with my thumbs as I walk onto my Nokia 9300 [4].

Please don’t run me over.

[1] By strange I mean someone else’s computer, not one with a spiked keyboard, self-waxing mouse and a screen which is only visible in the near infra-red.

[2] Is being ageist about yourself illegal yet?

[3] More complex than that but that is another rant in itself.

[4] A skill acquired typing university coursework on a 30 minute walk home onto an old Psion 3a some years ago.