Met with surgeon MR J Allibone......finally...not his fault i realize he is not involved in the admin side of hospital life. What a great guy....down to earth, straightforward, easy to deal with, confident and competent. Good examination and run through of events since injury occurred and agreement to do operation......micro discectomy, with a view to other things if when opened up he spots things that are hindering mobility. All done and dusted within an hour of meeting him. I had the feeling he would have done the surgery there and then if he could.........he just had the air of somebody who just gets things done. Its a shame the beauracracy of our NHS lets these doctors down so much. I appreciate he's one of the bright intelligent guys and the background work is done by folks who can hardly string a sentence together and don't have an 'A' level between them but surely we can find brighter people to make these places work smoothly and in the absolute best interests of the patients. The doctors want to do it.....they are held back by the inefficiency of the admin staff.