TY - JOUR T1 - Why is it? JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 386 LP - 386 DO - 10.1136/sti.77.5.386 VL - 77 IS - 5 AU - Colm O'Mahony Y1 - 2001/10/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/77/5/386.abstract N2 - Why is it that every time I go to get a cup of coffee from the clinic coffee room the kettle is empty?Why is it that the only time I ever meet the chief executive in the hospital corridor is on that one occasion when I have nipped out to the supermarket to buy some groceries, and he chooses to have a serious conversation with me in the corridor while I'm carrying a plastic shopping bag?Why is it that the last patient in the evening clinic always seems to enthusiastically produce a hand written list of detailed symptoms and questions, which they prepared meticulously over the past few weeks, and want … ER -