Potentially PCGs can address the problems that GPs have been bleating about
for years but have never until now had a mandated voice from the grass roots
through which to express it and which also has real power to do something
about it too. If they reject PCGs who is able to speak and act for us?? the
GPC?! BMA? bunches of ex-fundholding whingers??
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin & Rosemary Strange <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 16 December 1998 20:07
Subject: RE: Where have all the Contras gone?
>I have just consulted my own GP (for the inevitable trivia) and was told
>that GPs, as a group, in this area (Hinckley, Leics), are withholding their
>support from the local PCG. As he understood it, they were the only ones in
>the country.
>
>I personally would like more detail of this approach, but I bet there isn't
>a participant or lurker on this list from Hinckley to provide the detail,
>nor are the local GPs getting the support that many on this list might
>offer them. Divide and conquer.
>
>Martin Strange
>
>On 16 December 1998 17:44, Graham Balin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
>> Poisoned Chalice Groups are going ahead all over the place, for the
>> variety of reasons that we are all aware of. The arguments have been
>> discussed ad nauseam and I am not trying to re-open the debate. For good
>> or bad, it is happening.
>> Resistance is futile seems to be the motto of the silent majority.(I
>> still believe it _is_ the majority)
>> Is there still scope for 'active non-co-operation'? Should we _get_
>> involved, but work-to-rule,say?Other thoughts come to mind, but not for
>> an open list :-(
>> Replies welcome, personal or public.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> 'Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
>> which one can die.'
>
>
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