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=== The National Health (3) === | === The National Health (3) === | ||
''to be | [[Bledsoe|Nurse Bledsoe]], a new [[nurse]], is caught by [[Matron (Ashenden)|Matron]] hiding and reading the ''[[Reader's Digest]]''. She says that she does not care for the work, believing that it is cruel, and asks if they should not let a patient go after they do not respond to treatment. Matron says that some patients are stubborn and at the very least they have made this particular one look comfortable. They will increase the dosage. | ||
Nurse Bledsoe talks to a comatose patient who has lasted much longer than the others and prepares to go on her rounds, wondering if she is doing the patient good by talking to him. She tells the patient that they have a VIP visitor in the morning and heads off to take the [[Bourbon biscuit|bourbons]] from a patient three beds down. | |||
Matron shows Lyme to Bledsoe's patient, whom [[Biswas|Mr Biswas]] says has a few physical unusualities and who has not awoken. Matron suggests that they could discharge him, but Lyme says that he should stay there and they should let nature take its course. Later, the patient - Andy - wakes up and asks what has happened to him, not remembering anything since the beach. Nurse Bledsoe goes to tell Matron that he has awoken. | |||
Matron gives Andy an injection which she tells him is [[medicine]]. She goes to fetch him [[shortbread]] as he falls asleep. When he awakens, Nurse Bledsoe is eating his biscuit. He notices that the patients around him are all different, which is strange given that Nurse Bledsoe tells him that he has only been asleep for a few hours. She heads off to give another patient their injections. | |||
Upon awakening again, Andy sees that the patients have all been replaced, which Matron says is down to a few of them being discharged and a few of the beds being moved around. He questions this and Matron tells him that he is poking his nose into private matters and, when he tries to leave, she injects him again and tells him that the patients go "where's best for them". Andy will go there too if he does not improve. | |||
''to be completed'' | |||
=== Rivers of Blood (4) === | === Rivers of Blood (4) === | ||
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* Ashenden offer a choice of approved [[garden gnome]]s. | * Ashenden offer a choice of approved [[garden gnome]]s. | ||
* The children of Ashenden play [[recorder]]s. Amanda believes that the recorder is an instrument for people who hate [[music]]. | * The children of Ashenden play [[recorder]]s. Amanda believes that the recorder is an instrument for people who hate [[music]]. | ||
* Nurse Bledsoe reads the ''[[Reader's Digest]]''. | |||
* [[Harcross (Ashenden)|Nurse Harcross]] reads ''[[Middlemarch]]'' to her patients to improve them. | |||
=== Ashenden === | === Ashenden === | ||
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* Lizbeth tells Andy to go and find himself a [[corned beef]] [[sandwich]]. | * Lizbeth tells Andy to go and find himself a [[corned beef]] [[sandwich]]. | ||
* [[Pork pie]]s and [[iced bun]]s are served at the picnic. | * [[Pork pie]]s and [[iced bun]]s are served at the picnic. | ||
* Nurse Bledsoe eats [[custard cream]]s. She believes that they are not a bad [[biscuit]], despite not being exciting. | |||
* Matron takes all the [[shortbread]]. | |||
* Nurse Bledsoe takes [[bourbon biscuit|bourbons]] from a patient. | |||
* The hospital serve [[dumpling]]s. | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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* [[Mr Singh (Ashenden)|Mr]] and [[Mrs Singh (Ashenden)|Mrs Singh]] move into Ashenden with their children. | * [[Mr Singh (Ashenden)|Mr]] and [[Mrs Singh (Ashenden)|Mrs Singh]] move into Ashenden with their children. | ||
* [[Patricia (Ashenden)|Patricia]] and [[Michael (Ashenden)|Michael]] work at Ashenden. | * [[Patricia (Ashenden)|Patricia]] and [[Michael (Ashenden)|Michael]] work at Ashenden. | ||
* [[Bledsoe's mother|Nurse Bledsoe's mother]] always told her that she was lazy. | |||
* [[Biswas|Mr Biswas]] is Andy's [[consultant]]. | |||
=== Locations === | === Locations === | ||
