Letters
Professional judgment v customer expectations
Giving the customer what they want is a risk to public health
BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2446 (Published 12 June 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k2446
- Tina Ambury, salaried general practitioner
- Montague Practice, Barbara Castle Way Health Centre, Blackburn BB2 1AX, UK
- doctina{at}blueyonder.co.uk
The scenario that Rosen describes—of patients with sore throats requesting antibiotics against doctors’ professional judgment—happens daily in the surgery.1
I am a general practitioner not a supermarket, …
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