Tuesday, January 17, 2012

#NHS : Doctor Ignores Medical Advice To Complete Bevan's Run

Two doctors have completed the last leg of a 160 mile run from Cardiff to London to highlight opposition to the Government's proposed NHS reforms, even though one needed treatment for a knee injury.

Dr David Wilson and Dr Clive Peedell, both cancer consultants at James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough, completed the run – which started at the statue of NHS founder Aneurin Bevan in Cardiff and took them six days – with RCGP chair Dr Clare Gerada joining them for the last leg to central London.

The doctors decided to embark on the epic run in an attempt to highlight opposition to the Government's proposed NHS reforms. When they arrived in central London on Sunday, they delivered a mock postcard from Mr Bevan to 10 Downing Street.

The run was almost cut short for Dr Wilson, as five miles short of completing the final leg of the long-distance Bevan Run a knee injury threatened to force him to stop..read more

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsarticle-content/-/article_display_list/13298037/doctor-ignores-medical-advice-to-complete-bevan-s-run