TY - JOUR T1 - After Achilles JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 238 LP - 238 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X684913 VL - 66 IS - 646 AU - Greg Irving AU - John Holden Y1 - 2016/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/646/238.1.abstract N2 - Contrary to the view that ‘using time as a diagnostic tool’ is ‘sloppy and idle’ and that general practice has ‘floundered’ as a result of such unhelpful phrases, we consider that general practice has struggled to provide a robust evidence base to confirm or refute the value of time as a diagnostic strategy.1 One of the most important diagnostic tasks performed by the GP is discriminating between the majority … ER -