No need to worry about catching MRSA in the hospital depicted in Jan van Haasteren’s ‘Get well soon!’ The dangers here are incompetence, extreme disorganization and, perhaps, just a touch of madness. Nowhere else (except maybe in a Carry On film) will you see ripsaw-wielding surgeons chasing their patients round the hospital. One white-coated doctor makes a lunge for his patient, who is cowering under a waiting-room table. Nearby, in the main reception area, a hospital bed has collided with a wheelchair; a dog and a cat, both with bandages, are running amok. Get well soon? Hey, I feel better already. Honest, I do. In fact, I think I’ll give this casualty department a miss and head right on home.
