Regulating Doctors
by James Johnson, at al.
Publisher: Civitas 2000
ISBN/ASIN: 1903386012
ISBN-13: 9781903386019
Number of pages: 85
Description:
The conviction of the GP, Harold Shipman, for murdering several of his patients was taken as evidence that something was fundamentally wrong with medical regulation, and both the Government and the General Medical Council (GMC) have conceded that reform is necessary. However, the real problem is self-regulation itself, which allows the organised medical profession to exploit monopoly power.
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