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LETTERS: John Temple, Simon de Lusignan, Sally Wells, and Andrew Singleton Why general practitioners do not implement evidence BMJ 2002; 324: 674 [Full text]

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You have a choice, dear patient

Dilip DaCruz   (16 March 2002)

You have a choice, dear patient 16 March 2002
Dilip DaCruz, Consultant in Emergency Med. Tawam Univ. Hospital, UAE Send response to journal: Re: You have a choice, dear patient	Ironic isn't it? A whole chapter in this issue on becoming more responsive to patients' needs whilst the profession is being put under ever-increasing pressure to stick to evidence-based protocols. Evidence-based protocols demand (to an extent) "passive compliance" by patients. And this is just one thing the Bristol Enquiry report truly frowns upon! Help!