Mr. Bernard Gloster:

One of the greatest dysfunctions of our system is that we have taught our people to behave in such a protectionist way that they hold a bed to get something else to happen. We should be able to tell people to let go of the bed and we will guarantee that the other thing will happen. That is where the person should go home and return for the MRI the following day. We are trying to push that practice very hard, not just for MRIs but for a whole range of diagnostic tests. It is a bit of a hill to climb because people are used to particular ways. It is not that long ago in Ireland that if you were going in for a procedure you would go in on Sunday to make sure you got the bed on Monday. We cannot do that any more.