Human touch: The soul of general practice in dark times
After another difficult year, it's worth reflecting on what makes our profession so rewarding
Dr Jon Fogarty has been a columnist with AusDoc for more than 20 years, writing on the trials and tribulations of being a GP with a warm, infectious humour born of his acute insights into the comedy and tragedy in all our lives.
In one of our final articles of a very tough year, he offers a reminder of the constants of the specialty, and specifically that constant treasured by GPs most – the intimate, long-term connection with patients and their worlds that is found nowhere else in medicine.
Paul Smith – editor
Articles reflecting on the past year are often likely to reveal the predilections and experiences of whoever is doing the reflecting. Are we faced with a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty reviewer?
