TY - JOUR T1 - Book reviews: Travels of a Doctor — A Medical Drive through the EU JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 704 LP - 704 DO - 10.3399/bjgp09X454278 VL - 59 IS - 566 AU - Peter D Toon Y1 - 2009/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/59/566/704.1.abstract N2 - Travels of a Doctor — A Medical Drive through the EU Gerald Michael Troubadour Publishing Leicester 2009 296 £9.99 9781848760271 We take much about our healthcare system for granted; it's always been like that, and we never think it might be different. The best way to challenge these assumptions is to look at how things are done elsewhere, but it's surprisingly hard to find out. I've had huge problems finding material on different healthcare systems for MSc students. It's not usually in academic papers, and the websites of health systems are designed for those working within the system, who also take much for granted. The same is true of the UK. When I was involved in Russian healthcare reform, the only way to … ER -