TY - JOUR T1 - The Right Stuff JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 163 LP - 163 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X701825 VL - 69 IS - 681 AU - Roger Jones Y1 - 2019/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/681/163.abstract N2 - On this month’s cover of the BJGP, Hercules confronts the Hydra. The beast had poisonous breath, many heads and a bad attitude — remind you of anyone? Hercules completed this, his second labour by the application of surgical skills — transection of the neck(s) and diathermy of the bleeding points to prevent re-growth — despite a flanking attack by a giant crab. Hydra and Cancer now gaze down on us from the Empyrean on high.Hercules wasn’t simply a mighty warrior and a good surgeon, but he was also courageous, imaginative, resourceful and resilient, a sort of Matthew Bourne of The Peloponnese. These are some of the qualities needed to confront the challenges of providing high-quality health care in the 21st century, many of which are highlighted in this issue of the Journal. Challenges is … ER -