No time to train the surgeons: Medical profession must re-establish its independence from government

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1133-a

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Alan M Leaman, consultant in accident and emergency medicine (caleaman@doctors.org.uk)

Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5 7DP

EDITOR—Chikwe et al's description of surgical training in the United Kingdom is a damning indictment of the politicians and medical leaders whose decisions have resulted in the present shambles.1 The content and duration of surgical training should hav been solely the responsibility of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. …