“GPs are almost the only doctors these days who understand all problems, can see the whole person…spend time with the dying…see things through to the end.” PersonsEndsWholeProblemDyingDoctorsThese DaysEnd TimesSpend TimeWhole PersonGps Book:A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas Source: A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas
“David Blunkett and I both take the same view that it is scandalous that someone from North Tyneside, Laura Spence, with the best qualifications and who wants to be a doctor, should be turned down by Oxford University using an interview system more reminiscent of the old school network and the old school tie than justice. It is about time for an end to that old Britain where what matters more are the privileges you are born with, rather than the potential you actually have.” WantShouldEndsMatterSchoolBornJusticeViewsDoctorsUniversityPrivilegeTiesInterviewsBritainWhat MattersQualificationsOld SchoolOxfordTurned DownLauraScandalousOxford University Author:Gordon Brown
“Someone in the society has to deal with the reality that there are finite resources and we're making trade-offs, and be explicit about that. When the car companies were found to have a memo that actually said, "This safety feature costs X and saved Y lives," the very existence of that memo was considered damning. Or when you made it reimbursable for a doctor to ask, "Do you want heroic care at the end-of-life," that was a death panel. No, it wasn't a death panel! It was asking somebody to make a decision.” WantMadeSaidEndsRealityCareAsksFoundDecisionDealsExistenceCompanyCarCostResourcesDoctorsAskingSafetyTradeSavedMade ItFeaturesHeroicFiniteEnd Of LifeExplicitTrade OffsMemos Author:Bill Gates
“My Brother went to college To become a doctor And if he studies hard enough He'll end up just like papa, who hates his life.” IfsEndsHardEnoughHateStudyCollegeBrotherDoctorsMy BrotherPapa Author:Conor Oberst