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The secret lives of doctors

BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39570.465266.59 (Published 08 May 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:1044

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I disagree

In our family the BMJ is read on the loo. Today I read this disgraceful article; condemning an entire profession to mediocrity and second best. I can't compose like Mozart or paint like Picasso, the complexity of modern medicine is sufficiently taxing and challenging for me. My patients do not expect me to write a novel in my spare time-I think they would rather I kept up to date and knew what I was talking about. The BMJ will continue to enjoy its position in my life-in the toilet.

Competing interests: I am a Doctor

Competing interests: No competing interests

11 May 2008
David J Lloyd
GP
HA2 7DU