Attention Deficit

摘要

Things haven’t been going too well at St Aneurin’s. The chief midwife, Mrs May, has been struggling with a difficult delivery for a very long time. This has had repercussions throughout the institution. She has tried a range of conservative measures, which have proved ineffective, and is considering more drastic interventions, not least because the labour has been so weak and uncoordinated. Unfortunately, most of the new treatments have been shown to be either seriously toxic, or unaffordable, or both. The previous clinical director, Dr Hunt, who spent most of his time on negotiating skills courses, is now on sabbatical in Japan, or perhaps China, and Dr Hancock, who is in charge of medical physics, has been temporarily promoted. So far, his new toys haven’t made much of an impact, and he is beginning to realise that …