To be fair 999, nobody should be put on a pedestal, but for all the problems I have with many doctors, (professional arrogance, infuriating need to understand obligations to the nth degree before accepting, thinking rules don't apply to them, their mobile phones are safe to use when others aren't, being married to one...)

I do find the actual dedication to their role in society to be of a very high standard. I spent some time studying USA systems, namely Evercare and Kaiser Permanante. Whilst the business delivery models were "interesting" to say the least, I did find something that you may hopefully see yourself over time. The younger the doctor, the more they feel part of a healthcare team rather than the one who knows best. This principle is helping our NHS improve too. (Interestingly, we were sent to understand Kaiser and they ended up implementing more of our systems than we did of theirs. At the risk of sounding smug, we felt rather good about that.)

So that's why I bit.