Letters
Difference between a doctor and a family doctor
Let’s develop multiple layers of primary care
BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o572 (Published 08 March 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;376:o572
- Steven Ford, retired general practitioner
- Haydon Bridge, UK
- mail{at}stevenford.co.uk
The BMJ has published many good articles about GPs, their roles, and the future of general practice recently, including Mathew’s column on the difference between a doctor and a family doctor.1
Javid’s salaried GPs suggestion is not an inherently bad idea but it needs very careful implementation with lots of safeguards. GPs must not become government agents of social control, and healthcare …
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