Rammya Mathew: Should GPs be more like hospital specialists?
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Earlier this year the General Medical Council unveiled plans that would see GPs finally included on specialist register,1 recognising we’re specialists in general practice. The Royal College of Practitioners and BMA have actively campaigned for this,2 so perhaps I should be more pleased to hear news. Like most GPs, however, I’ve never been overly bothered by airs graces. This change professional status may possibly attract doctors into practice, but it’s not going make day job any easier—and that’s where …
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0959-8138']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1496