RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The pathology of planning JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO J R Coll Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 223 OP 235 VO 24 IS 141 A1 Mervyn Goodman YR 1974 UL http://bjgp.org/content/24/141/223.abstract AB A study of morbidity on a new housing estate reveals a higher prevalence rate of both physical and mental illness. Much of this is due to physical factors associated with the estate which could have been avoided in the light of previous experience had more attention been given to detail. The proposals embodied in the management arrangements for the reorganised National Health Service should provide the machinery to prevent these faults recurring.