TY - JOUR T1 - Aiming for the Tsars JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 168 LP - 168 VL - 57 IS - 535 AU - Emyr Gravell Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/535/168.abstract N2 - I smile watching my son emptying the kitchen bin. His antics are a welcome distraction from the GMC document I'm struggling to digest. He seems as enthusiastic about his chore as I am at finding out what my 14 duties as a doctor should be. He holds the bin at arms length, his nose deeply wrinkled and his head turned to avoid gazing on its distasteful contents. I realise, too late, that we haven't kitted him out in a full hazard suit for his dangerous mission. I expect a midnight knock from social services shortly. I feel as if I've blinked and a boy we once had to stop picking up and eating anything and everything in his path has transformed into a comically fastidious 8 year old.Finding an elusive happy medium, a balance point between two extremes seems to be all around. The French … ER -