TY - JOUR T1 - August Focus JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 578 LP - 578 VL - 55 IS - 517 AU - David Jewell Y1 - 2005/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/517/578.abstract N2 - What can GPs do? In last month's focus column I ended by quoting the words of one participant in a research study whose mother had felt that doctors were very overrated. But there is always the tension between what we feel we could do, what we have time to do, and all the extra tasks we are being asked to take on.Take childhood accidents. They remain a common phenomenon, responsible for 9% of all new health problems in Dutch children (page 630). Prevention of accidental injuries to children has been a priority for several years, with a target set to reduce death rates from accidents by 20% by 2010 (page 579). It is difficult to imagine how this can be made to happen, … ER -