The pendulum has swung too far. Before covid there was perhaps too great an emphasis on
face-to-face consultations, but Matt Hancock’s assertion that all initial general practice …

The planning and execution of medical care is des ('fibed for a nine-man mountaineering
expedi-tion to China_

Society today encourages the open disclosure of emotional distress. But the work of the
emergency services and clinicians can continue effectively only if this distress is contained. All …

We previously carried out work on giving patients the choice of appointment length, 4 and
found (contrary to GPs’ expectation) that patients were accurate at estimating appointment …

… Needham to his international commitment? To elucidate some aspects of this question, the
paper is mainly focalised upon Needham's … , about Needham's institutional commitment in …

Newson falls into his own trap of seeking 'evidence'to reinforce his own prejudices. There
are many more possible explanations for his anecdotal diagnostic delays than training or …

Sir, At a recent meeting of our local trainers group the appropriate time for setting the
MRCGP examination was debated. It was strongly felt by our group that there exists in many …

Kenneth Dickson Jones (“Ken”) attended Dundee High School, where he excelled at rugby,
and qualified from Dundee University in 1979, by which time he was also an experienced …

Dr KG WORMSLEY (Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY) writes: Dr BK Sharma and
colleagues (22 September, p 717) concluded the abstract with the statement that" Short term …

But I would not to wish to see the initiative dropped as, unlike the various national NHS
Screening Programmes, it promotes a much more patient-centred and riskoriented approach. …