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BMA president warns doctors not to take public esteem for granted.(News)(Brief Article)
Doctors should not take their public esteem for granted and should be careful about exaggerating the difficulties faced by the NHS. These were two of the main messages delivered by David Carter, the former chief medical officer of Scotland and now president of the BMA, at his inauguration at the BMA's annual meeting at Bournemouth.
"We have not been fleet of foot," said Professor Carter, "in keeping up with public expectations." Doctors should recognise that the world has changed dramatically. Professor Carter described attending a meeting with parents immediately before the publication of the Alder Hey report on the retention of organs from children who had died. …
