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I was encouraged to read Dr Chantler's blueprint for the kind of
doctors the future needs. Clinically rounded, sensitive to the needs of
their patients and communities, conscious of budgetary pressures,
systemmatically trained
in communication skills, and the integration of patients' values with the
medical care offered. I am somewhat surprised that he presents this as a
novel vision of the future. It strikes me that he is describing a General
Practitioner.
Dr Robert Varnam
GP Registrar
Robert Darbishire Practice
University of Manchester
Walmer St
Rusholme
Manchester M14 5NP
Reinventing doctors? Reinventing the wheel!
Sir
I was encouraged to read Dr Chantler's blueprint for the kind of
doctors the future needs. Clinically rounded, sensitive to the needs of
their patients and communities, conscious of budgetary pressures,
systemmatically trained
in communication skills, and the integration of patients' values with the
medical care offered. I am somewhat surprised that he presents this as a
novel vision of the future. It strikes me that he is describing a General
Practitioner.
Dr Robert Varnam
GP Registrar
Robert Darbishire Practice
University of Manchester
Walmer St
Rusholme
Manchester M14 5NP
Competing interests: No competing interests