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EDITOR,--The evident success of the preregistration rotation in general practice based at St Mary's Hospital over the past decade1 is a tribute to its originator, Harris,2 and to the dedication of subsequent teachers both in practice and in hospital. This training opportunity has always been educationally attractive, and I have often been asked why it is not more widespread. Some of the reasons were discussed when Coles and I reported the original scheme in Southampton in 1982.3 In particular, there is no essential service role for a preregistration house officer in general practice; the post is therefore purely educational, and the teaching needs to be paid for. It is interesting that Joe Wilton, in his account,1 makes no reference to the costs or how they are met. I understand that both the regional health authority and the special trustees of the medical school contribute. When a trainer in general practice
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