Sir Michael Dixon
Dr Michael Dixon is a GP in Devon and chairman of the NHS Alliance.
CommentIgnorant NHSE is biased against primary care
Neighbourhood health will not succeed through new structures and contracts alone; it requires stronger family medicine, community services and local partnerships built around the needs of patients
CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
CommentMichael Dixon: it's time for general practice to get real
I faced a difficult career decision 28 years ago. I wanted to go into general practice, but should I opt for a rural practice, where biomedicine had a clearer role, or for inner city practice, where needs were greater but medicine seemed less important?