11.   Kaiser spokeswoman Jamie Trevor said that patients are told that no sterilization procedure short of a complete hysterectomy can prevent pregnancy.

12.   Later, the patient was in severe, but expected, danger from a depletion of his own healthy white blood cells.

13.   Many patients were happy to opt for sedation or other pain relief instead if the risks involved in general anaesthetics were explained.

14.   Mentally ill patients will be under the care of a psychiatrist.

15.   My patients are even older than I am.

16.   Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.

17.   Often these patients are difficult to manage, have complicated diagnoses and need round-the-clock supervision.