Title: Books: The Exceptional Potential of General Practice: Making a Difference in Primary Care
Abstract: Edited by Graham CM Watt CRC Press , 2018 , PB, 275 pp, £29.99 , 978-1785231582
In the introduction to his new book, Graham Watt likens its contents to a ‘tapas menu’, best sampled in different selections rather than as a series. In serving up this menu, Watt has provided something light and refreshing but not without sustenance. The book itself serves to keep the torch of general practice burning bright and strong.
Rather than provide another overarching academic critique of the value of general practice (community-based primary medical care), Watt provides us with a more illuminating constellation of contributions from GPs at the frontline, academics, and other health professionals who are seeking, through a variety of methods, to …