A million times yes. My mum and I watch Casualty and E.R (a lot) and are often equal parts amused and annoyed when all of these crop up, especially the nurse/doctor running outside to get the patient to reconcile with their family. I can't even get a nurse standing outside my mum's hospital bed to tell me what's happening, let alone track me down for *any* reason!

Thanks for this, nice to see other people notice too.