29 AUGUST 1998, Page 24

To fee, or not to fee

Sir: In his Diary (22 August) Sir Peter Hall asks, a little self-righteously, 'Does any other profession reduce fees to help stan- dards?' The answer is yes: many doctors often give lectures for no fee at all, but at least they do not have to put up with being called `luvvie' for their trouble.

Dr David Hansel!

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