TY - JOUR T1 - Dare to think rare: diagnostic delay and rare diseases JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 224 LP - 225 DO - 10.3399/bjgp18X695957 VL - 68 IS - 670 AU - William RH Evans Y1 - 2018/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/68/670/224.3.abstract N2 - I welcome the Debate and Analysis piece ‘Preventing gatekeeping delays in the diagnosis of rare disease’ by Esther de Vries and colleagues.1 Discussion about how we can improve the diagnostic delay for patients with rare diseases, on average 4.8 years,2 is much needed.The use of the term ‘Gatekeeper’ is often associated with negative connotations, simply preventing the patients accessing the health care they need. I … ER -