TY - JOUR T1 - Deconstructing the Doctor JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 387 LP - 387 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X692177 VL - 67 IS - 662 AU - Roger Jones Y1 - 2017/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/662/387.abstract N2 - The past President of the British Medical Association, Professor Pali Hungin, was so concerned about the future of medicine and the future role of the doctor, that he held an international colloquium on the subject. Key questions included whether medicine, and by implication, medical training, is able to keep pace with the technological, professional, and societal changes affecting medical practice. What will doctors be doing in 20 or 30 years’ time? How can we prepare for an unpredictable future? Similar questions must have been in the mind of the new President of the Royal Society of Medicine, where a public debate on the past, present, and future of the NHS took place in mid-August, with Stephen Hawking as a keynote speaker. Traditional medical roles and functions have never been under greater … ER -