Existing general practitioner based system is adequate

Abstract
EDITOR,—Jackie Morris acknowledges that general practitioners are responsible for the health care of 95% of older people.1 Regrettably, and with insufficient evidence, Morris then casts doubt on the quality of that care by proposing the creation of the post of community geriatrician. This suggestion could undermine the harmonious relationship that exists between most general practitioners and their colleagues in geriatric medicine; it strikes at the heart of the referral system. The continuing care …

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