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Luring the vocationally trained back

EDITOR,--I welcome Maureen Baker and colleagues' attempt to study the increasing group of doctors who are vocationally trained in general practice but not currently practising as principals.¹ Many members of the Medical Women's Federation find themselves in this position for the reasons mentioned by the authors. We have already discussed with representatives of the General Medical Services Committee the possibility of setting up a register of "non-principals" working in general practice. This would have at least two advantages in addition to those mentioned by the authors. Firstly, difficulty in gaining access to continuing medical eduction is a major problem at present. Doctors who were registered could receive details of relevant educational courses and remain on mailing lists for medical newspapers and information about new drugs. Secondly, democratic representation would become feasible and could lead to nationally agreed terms and conditions of work and much enhanced . . . [Full text of this article]

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GPs in principle but not in practice: a study of vocationally trained doctors not currently working as principals

Maureen Baker, Jacky Williams, and Roland Petchey
BMJ 1995 310: 1301-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text]