TY - JOUR T1 - Alford's theoretical work JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 651 LP - 651 DO - 10.3399/bjgp08X342156 VL - 58 IS - 554 AU - Mark Freeman Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/58/554/651.2.abstract N2 - Charlotte Williamson's piece on Alford's theoretical political model1 provides a seductive analysis which she is applying to the flux happening now within health service organisation in the UK. However it should be acknowledged that this is a political theory. By describing clinician's interests as ‘dominant’, the use of language alone implies that their interest should be moderated or brought down.Alford developed his theory to effect change in 1970s US health care, when many … ER -