The radiation scare and aircraft

Am I the only one to smell a rat here with John Reid's advice to call their GP or NHS direct ?

I'm just listening to The World at One and it appears there is almost no advice to give.

However there are a very large amount of frightened people.

Now whom would that benefit ?

Update: In fairness I think it may have been BA's advice. Looking at the BBC they suggest the Health protection agency. But the smell of rodent is still thick in the air....