Nod was meant to get a verdict from his consultant by phone on Thursday. She has delayed it by TWO WEEKS and wants it face to face.
Sounds bad to me 
Oh dear, that doesn't sound brilliant... 
That's the first thought that would come to mind. A terrible way to treat a patient.
I had a similar thing happen to me a while back; I was sent for a blood test then had a call from the surgery saying the doctor wants me to come in so she could discuss the results with me. Naturally I thought the worst. Got there, all fine. I might have vented my anger.
