Education

"I think the idea of our extraterrestial friends is this: If a problem could be taken care of by a private doctor, why couldn't a junior surgical or medical trainee do the same thing?"

"Because a private doctor gets paid and therefore has the incentive to handle those simple problems. In contrast, a junior trainee in the Hospital Authority has no such incentive - their salary is fixed, they need to shoulder the responsibility, and, if anything happens, they get the blame. As I just said, extraterrestrial creatures are mostly mollusks. Moreover, expectations of the public - fueled by the mass media and, unfortunately, a few aliens in the Council - has also changed over the years. Em... you see, I use the word changed, not elevated."

"So, what is your conclusion - or proposal?"

"My conclusion is: More education is needed - but that's for the extraterrestrials and general public. The idea is simple: Tell them, for example, that a junior surgeon could manage a high finger prick sugar level."

PS. For new visitors who have not heard of the term mollusk, please refer to http://ccszeto.blogspot.hk/2008/07/benefit.html.