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rank 5842
word count 16815
date submitted 30.09.2008
date updated 23.06.2009
genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Harper T...
classification: universal
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The Research Police

George Flaunden

Skullduggery and cheating. All going on beneath the surface of the New NHS, in their 2 billion pound landmark Hospital. Every dog has his day.....

 

Tony's billions were never so well spent as with the NHS. Pioneering new drugs and research projects have helped make this the best and most profitable health system in the world. But beneath the perfect surface of clinical and research excellence lies resentment and anger. The Hospitals claim all of the medical innovations for themselves, leaving the researchers and designers little reward for their abilities. There is a huge sub-group of managers and solicitors who spend their time monitoring all the research based activity, ready to pounce with a court order as soon as anything promising is developed. This time however, Mike Dobbs, Consultant Surgeon, and Andy Brownsfarm, head of gardening, have developed a new plant based photodynamic compound, and plan to use it clinically before the research police can find it, so keeping all of the rights and royalties to themselves and their research groups.

 
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doctors, fiction, healthcare, ideal, modern, new, nhs, utopia

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Derec wrote 1696 days ago

a fascinating read, but I'm still looking for the story

you have created the environment and introduced some characters, now it needs a plot. I'll keep it on my watchlist and see how it goes

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maza wrote 1638 days ago

George,

Read Paydocked Park by Patrick, the only script I have come across on this site.

maza wrote 1638 days ago

George,

I've watchlisted you and read a little bit, but I haven't a lot of time tonight as I'm trying to produce a masterpiece of modern writing, to share with you all (vain attempt at joke) But will defo get back to you tomorrow!!!!!!

danny wrote 1675 days ago

Hi George, just wanted to say thanks for your kind comments about Scratch, much appreciated. Best of luck with your own writing. Cheers, Danny.

JamesG wrote 1675 days ago

George, have read some of this. Some of it is quite well-written and there is also some overwriting. You do not need to explain every single aspect of him arriving to work and every fine detail once he is in work. This is the kind of book I'd love to sit down and read but lacks a story, it almost sounds like a glorifed diary at times. Because it is written this way it doesn't really sound like fiction either. Sorry if this sounds harsh. If you rewrite or update any of this, please let me know as I'd be happy to read it again. It strikes me that you are unsure what structure to let this book take. I was also unclear from your pitch whether you are a real life surgeon writing a work of fiction or the whole thing is fiction.
Best of luck with this - well written in parts, good premise, just needs some more thought and some of it chopped away.
Regards,
James

JamesG wrote 1675 days ago

Hi George, came across this and it sounds really interesting. Have added you to my watchlist and hope to read soon.
James

George Flaunden wrote 1696 days ago

thanks for looking at it. I really see it as a one-episode screenplay. I don't think there's a bigger story in it. Unless I do one of the real world, which might get me sacked....
GF

Derec wrote 1696 days ago

a fascinating read, but I'm still looking for the story

you have created the environment and introduced some characters, now it needs a plot. I'll keep it on my watchlist and see how it goes

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