Junior hospital doctors may be rightly incandescent over the new training and interview system known as Modernising Medical Careers. But at least they have not lost their sense of humour. A motion for their annual conference on Saturday calls on Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, to resign and reapply for her job using the online application form that has roused their ire.

This would mean, the motion notes, that none of her experience would count, the scoring of her skills would be arbitrary, the website would crash at the crucial moment and she wouldn't get an interview - all experiences that the juniors say have been their daily lot. They say laughter is the best medicine.