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Why do we overtreat hypertension?

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e5923 (Published 04 September 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e5923

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Re: Why do we overtreat hypertension?

Dr Spence is one of my heroes. I wonder if he has looked at http://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/case-reports-september-2012/slipping... .

This is a Medical Protection Society Case Report that has rather distressed many jobbing GPs. It needs to be read, but our response tends to be just to look at each other and roll our eyes.

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12 October 2012
James C P Newmark
GP
Whitehouse Centre
23 North Parade, Huddersfield, HD1 5JU