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s letter with admiration for his purpose and sadness at the stereotyped reality he rightly denotes.'Recently, in the course of a clinic, after I had politely introduced myself a patient strongly objected that I was not the doctor he was there to see.He indicated the small piece of paper given to him at the clinic reception, which clearly specified "Dr Reg."This anonymity exemplifies the lack of com- mitment to non-consultant doctors that is evident through all grades.As a way of working it not only devalues "junior doctors" but, worse, fails best to serve patients, who are often left confused about whom they have been sent to see and deceived at not being seen by a "senior doctor."There should be a list of doctors working in each department on display for patients to see, and the doors of consulting rooms should be clearly labelled with each doctor's name and seniority.The juniorsenior divide needs to be carefully scrutinised.After all, whose side are we on?
McLeod et al. (1991) studied this question.