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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:571-572. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.037
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Editorial

Laws, Guidelines and professional choice

Joel Dunning*

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK

* Tel.: +44 7801548122; fax: +44 7801548122. (Email: joeldunning@doctors.org.uk).

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My wife runs a family business in the Lake District of England and regularly interviews people for a variety of jobs. Her business includes a visitor attraction centre, and she recently interviewed a very nice 42-year-old gentleman who wanted the job of handing out leaflets to local shops and hotels. All was going well and, as they got to the end of the interview, she asked him if he had any questions. He replied that he just wanted to clarify that the previous experience he had in canteens and workshops was actually gained while serving for 22 years in Durham prison for murder.

It struck me that we do not meet people like this very often. As a rule we all seem to follow our national laws that state that we should not commit murder, robbery or fraud, and society seems to work quite well because of this. However, all this breaks down when we get into a motor vehicle. I am yet to meet someone who has not broken the speed limit in his or her car, and I count myself as one of those who blame the speed camera when . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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