As a matter of interest which decade is the majority of your list drawn?
Update, ten years on:- I have only worked in a further two NHS biomed departments since then, and only relatively briefly in each case. And have since packed in all such nonsense.
I can report that both were in "adequate" surroundings (but the grub was the usual hospital
stodge) ... but (sadly) I found the morale of the guys to be somewhat lacking* ... not sleazy - just miserable.
Meanwhile,
here is proof that the Malkara missile (mentioned above) actually worked (
Hornet)!
*
I almost added "as usual".
