Michael Dixon: it's time for general practice to get real

Dr Michael Dixon is chairman of the NHS Alliance.

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?

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