Professionals
"Hello, is Dr Jones in today?" (Not his real name)
"He's with someone at the moment" said the receptionist in a surprizingly friendly tone.
"Could you get him to phone me, please " I said.
"Can I take your name and number please?" - I gave them.
"Can I ask what it's in connection with?"
"I'm one of his patients"
"Oh!....(embarrassed) I thought you were a colleague or something...Oh!... well in that case...I'll leave a message for him to try to call you after surgery....it doesn't start until 4pm and it finishes at 6....he may be able to call you in between patients or if someone doesn't turn up."