TY - JOUR T1 - Author's response JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 294 LP - 294 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X567225 VL - 61 IS - 585 AU - Graham Watt Y1 - 2011/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/585/294.1.abstract N2 - What is the NHS for? Steven and Jackson give several examples, based on ‘idyllic, rural’ north-east Fife, including counselling for patients no longer able to afford private medicine, home visiting across the country miles, providing extra support for older patients whose offspring live far way, and the general increased needs of older patients.1All these types of issue, variously reflecting needs and demands, can keep GPs busy, but in the same … ER -