This kind of photo-op has been going on under all governments, and one presumes that it would have all been arranged at the hospital senior management level.

If not then the PM should be sacking from his entourage whoever didn't do his/her job properly.

Cameron looked quite shell-shocked, and I sympathise with him in his embarrassment. (Unless the particular surgeon had a personal axe to grind!). No doubt we'll find out in the fullness of time.

Firstly if I was prime minister and someone spoke to me like that I think they would be looking for a new job.

I think the Surgeon reaction was way over the top and I am sure he could have been a bit more polite and removed them at the same time.

His staff must have allowed the Camera men and the PM in so the surgeon should have been angry with them and not the Pm.

Now at least he knows who runs the hospitals and it is obviously not the government.

So obviously not a supported of the governments new deal for the NHS.

I can only think that the surgeon did not recognised the Pm and will regret his action now.

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In the pecking order of things the medico. is top dog not some poitico. looking for a good bit of press coverage.

Nice one Doc! Glad to see someone is more concerned about his patient than publicity

Err actually this Dr Angry was in his outdoor clothes also. Having worked in Pharmaceuticals and particularly in clean areas, I am always amazed at the apparent cross contamination potential in Hospitals. At the very basic level just having a requirement for all persons entering wards to don disposable overshoes might reduce the particulates.