A leading British brain surgeon has been suspended after being accused of taking extra croutons for his soup!

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Croutons land top brain surgeon in the soup
A leading British brain surgeon has been suspended from work following a dispute over a bowl of soup.

Dr Terence Hope was sent home from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, where newspapers say there is a 39-day waiting list for brain operations, after being accused of taking extra croutons without paying, hospital sources said on Monday.

"A consultant was suspended following allegations surrounding his personal conduct," the hospital said in a statement.

"He was due to operate today on three patients. Their surgery has had to be postponed."

Dr Hope, 57, who has been working as a neurosurgeon in Nottingham for 18 years, is an expert in traumatic brain injuries.

Efforts to contact him not immediately successful.

--Reuters
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[Eli]

:Q

OMG.. If any of those patients he was due to operate on die, I smell a lawsuite.

 

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"Soup with that brain salad surgery?" Text

 

[xSauronx]

that bastard, i hope he hangs for taking those croutons....thats obviously whats necessary.

 

[iwearnosox]

As long as he doesn't drop a junior mint in my head while he's in there we're cool.

 

[edro]

I'm sure one of those patients would gladly pay the cost of a truck full of crutons, if they would allow him to come back to work.

 

[Modeps]

I just ate croutons last night RIGHT OUTTA THE BOX! Take THAT Queen's Medical Centre !

 

[Aharami]

pfffft. brits

 

[Whitecloak]

reminds me of hannibal - brains with croutons, mmmm

 

[Howard]

He should be punished, but not by being suspended.

I was thinking a few hours of assisting the custodial staff might do it.