That's cool. This doc does sound like a complete arse. I can only imagine the patient was a lady he knew well and had known for years and he wanted to protect her. It was still the wrong thing to do. I just wanted to point out that the protocol is not always the right thing to do. Glad we agree on that. You gave me a laugh. I'm not a doc. I trained as a medical physicist but I'm now a writer - big change! I still like medical stuff though hence my reading these blogs. I recommend NHS Blog Doctor, him and Reynolds have had a run in but I think they're both very good.