TY - JOUR T1 - Bad Medicine: Defensiveness JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 272 LP - 272 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X691217 VL - 67 IS - 659 AU - Des Spence Y1 - 2017/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/659/272.abstract N2 - Doctors know the streets of the NHS and all the rat runs. They know how to jump the queue or just ‘phone a friend’ to gain preferential treatment. And our organisations, like the GMC and the BMA, even affirm this two-tier system by offering staff private health care. Doctors might use the NHS, but certainly not like normal NHS patients. Doctors live in a healthcare bubble and are blind to the many day-to-day problems of the NHS faced by patients. And we have limited personal vested interest in change.But I suggest phoning a non-medical friend for feedback on the NHS and keep your head down for the response. The NHS failings chatter out like … ER -