"There's a slight chance they could save a few more now; probably not very many," said a white-coated doctor.

On the TV screen over the bar two white-coated doctors argued in silence.

One white-coated doctor sat swivelling on the only chair.

Then it came not from a prisoner but from a white-coated doctor.

Smith did not lie down again, but he allowed the white-coated doctor to aim his penlight into his eyes.

She warned him that the Russian's case was hopeless and when they reached the hospital a white-coated doctor confirmed her view.

A white-coated elderly doctor, well past retirement age and looking under strain, was sifting through some files as he sat behind a desk.

Still shaking his head, the white-coated doctor climbed back to his feet.

My voice may have peaked on the final question, for the white-coated doctor came out of his office to investigate the uproar.

Standing solemnly beside each of these is a white-coated doctor or technician.