BMJ 1995;311:1573-1574 (9 December)

Letters

Attitudes of consultant physicians to Calman proposals

Royal College of Physicians gave qualified support to proposals

EDITOR,--Several aspects of Hugh M Mather and Robert S Elkeles's paper giving the attitudes of consultant physicians to the Calman proposals require correction and clarification.1

Firstly, it is wrong to say that the Royal College of Physicians "made no attempt to ascertain the views of those colleagues who are most directly affected." The president and other officers of the college travelled throughout Britain to discuss the Calman proposals with consultants and trainees both before the report was finalised and after its publication. In addition, the report was regularly on the agenda of meetings open to all fellows, at which they can speak, and of meetings of the council, some of whose members are elected fellows and members. We also published our concerns in the college's commentary and news-letter.

Secondly, contrary to what was originally thought, detailed predictions by the college working . . . [Full text of this article]


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Relevant Article

Attitudes of consultant physicians to the Calman proposals: a questionnaire survey
Hugh M Mather and Robert S Elkeles
BMJ 1995 311: 1060-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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