Thinking about general practice as the dust settles

In his new book, Thinking About Medicine, which I review this issue, David Misselbrook argues that the tools and skills of philosophy are essential for survival and flourishing as a thoughtful clinician.Tongue in cheek, he suggests that, thus empowered by philosophy, we may not endear ourselves to our managers.This presumes, however, that the managers are too narrowly task-focused to value critical thinking in their staff.