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Get some patients - Yes, Minister - BBC

BBC Studios · 858.2K views · 2010-04-29 · 2:10

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A classic Yes, Minister sketch in which the Minister visits a brand-new, fully staffed hospital with no patients and demands that some be found.

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Used as a joke for bureaucracy that exists to employ administrators rather than serve its purpose.

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db48x · 2026-03 · Joke / meme

Good! You are thinking! In principle something like this should be the right answer. (But we can simplify it by simply saying that we expect the hospital to improve outcomes, even though it cannot cure every patient.) But no, the truth is that this hospital was built to provide jobs for civil servants < [VIDEO] >. The purpose of a thing does not have to be related to the outcome.

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gustavus · 2023-10 · Joke / meme

That's not true my understanding is that the UK police are the best in the world at making sure you are tracked down and punished if you say something unflattering about someone on the internet, or if you happen to be walking around with a chisel, or god-forbid a pocket knife. And then from what I've heard the NHS is the best run health care system in the world[1]. 1. Best run according to this documentary [VIDEO]

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gustavus · 2023-09 · Joke / meme

"Our report indicates that we don't have resources to provide definitive answers and we need more resources" - The report With political acumen like that they will quickly have the best run UAP program in the world [VIDEO]

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