I can’t stop thinking about the BMA’s recent warning that as many as 1000 newly qualified GPs may struggle to find jobs this year.1 It’s not just a number: it’s a stark symbol of a system that has ...

Stephen was born in Audenshaw, Manchester, in 1940. After attending Hulme Grammar School for Boys in Oldham he attained a place at Edinburgh University School of Medicine, qualifying in 1965. After ...