What Is a Doctor?

A GP’s Prescription for the Future of the NHS
A damning portrait of political interference in medical treatment and the shift away from patient-centred care, as told by the stories and case studies across a GP's thirty-year career

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What Is a Doctor? is a vital contribution to the ongoing debate about how we maintain an NHS that is both fit for purpose and free.

Taking insight from his thirty-year career as a GP, Dr Whitaker offers a unique perspective on the medical movements and societal changes that have transformed the role of doctor, and suggests what could be done to save the future of the NHS.

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