TY - JOUR T1 - A call for inaction JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 481 LP - 481 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X686653 VL - 65 IS - 638 AU - Saul Miller Y1 - 2015/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/638/481.abstract N2 - No joke: with GP workload pressures mounting ever higher, even those in charge doubt their ability to handle the expected workforce crisis.1 And yet everywhere around us, if we look for it, is evidence that the old aphorism ‘If in doubt, do nothing’ is being widely ignored.Surely a key element of managing with declining resources should be to do less? There is plenty of evidence to support the notion that this would be entirely reasonable. Let me give you some examples that I have found.A recent study highlighted that the adoption of the GOLD guidelines has led directly to a big increase in COPD diagnosis (from 13% to 22%).2 Yet there is no evidence … ER -