English surgeons may at last be about to become doctors

Editor—Surgeons calling themselves or who prefer being called Mr/Ms/Mrs are becoming less common nowadays and may become a thing of the past.¹ Members of the public could easily think that they are not being cared for by a “doctor,” so I hope the anachronistic surgeon will finally agree to retain the title “Dr” even after passing the professional examination.

As more and more nurses are getting PhDs, I would like to know how the medical profession feels about nurses being called Dr. The irony is greatest if the doctor is a “Mr” and the nurse a “Dr.”