TY - JOUR T1 - Why standards? JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 692 LP - 695 VL - 28 IS - 196 AU - H. W. K. Acheson Y1 - 1978/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/28/196/692.abstract N2 - My experiences of growing up in a general practitioner's home and practice led me to want to be a general practitioner myself. The early 1950s were critical years for general practice. Three developments — the foundation and work of the College, the introduction of vocational training, and the development of postgraduate medical centres — have led to its revival. The next main change may well be the interest in, and development of, clinical standards. In my opinion this ought to be done by general practitioners themselves rather than by society via the Ombudsman. ER -