Is Peppa Pig to blame for pressuring doctors?

LONDON - Peppa Pig, a cartoon loved by children around the world, could be to blame for creating unrealistic expectations of doctors, according to an article in the lighthearted Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal.

Doctor Catherine Bell examined whether the cartoon's jolly Doctor Brown Bear was responsible for people calling out doctors over minor ailments.

"Doctor Brown Bear ... appears to provide his patients with an excellent service - prompt and direct telephone access, continuity of care, extended hours, and a low threshold for home visits," Bell, mother of a toddler, wrote in the usually solemn review.