TY - JOUR T1 - Rotten apples JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 241 LP - 241 VL - 55 IS - 512 AU - Roger Neighbour Y1 - 2005/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/512/241.abstract N2 - First and last, it is to the patients and families who suffered at the hands of the abominable Harold Shipman to whom we all — professionals and policy-makers, individually and corporately — owe a duty of care. That said, there is a sense in which we doctors too are Shipman's victims. We too are experiencing the normal sequence of feelings after profound trauma: shock, denial, despair, grief, anger, guilt, blame, and (eventually) being able to move on. As with a personal bereavement, the greatest loyalty we can show the departed is to enrich our own continuing lives with their legacy.At College Council on 12 February, every shade of this emotional palette was in evidence. We were profoundly touched to hear a … ER -