This is a crucial book by one of the most important leaders of the medical profession in recent times. It is a memoir that begins with interesting chapters about his childhood when his father was also a family doctor, but the wider interest will be in his professional career where as a GP he made major contributions holding several key posts in medicine.
He was the regional adviser for general practice in the Northern region, achieving nationally high standards in the GP training practices. As Chairman of Council of the RCGP, he introduced the ‘quality initiative’ encouraging colleagues to describe and evaluate day-to-day care in their own practices. In 1979 he was the first RCGP nominee to the General Medical Council (GMC), which was the stage for his most important contributions.
As Chairman …