You may be surprised at what *some* doctors think, they have their fair share of crazies like everyone else. And yes, my mum did check what he had just said. To be honest there are crap doctors, nurses, ambulance staff, radiographers and so on and so forth. There are the Beverly Allits and the Dr. Shipmans no doubt still dotted around the NHS. Which is why I restrict my criticism to either individuals or to the policies that create the situations that lead to idiocies. (Most ambulance crews will take everyone to hospital, as we don't like the idea of being sued when it al goes horribly wrong and I'd say a fair few of us have no problems in recognising where our competencies end. Having said that, there are bad ones out there and I hope that your father was alright).