The Right Thing?

Richard Colman is an independently-minded man and doctor, whose unconventional life and medical career has seen him challenge the medical establishment both from without, as a GP, and from within, as a member of the General Medical Council, motivated by his understanding of the doctor's duty to do 'the right thing'. In this autobiography, Dr Colman covers his early life and medical training; the beginnings of the holistic movement and consumerism in healthcare in the 1980s; the medico-political climate of the time; the Shipman affair and the reality behind the Bristol Scandal, with the resulting loss of respect for doctors, and the encouragement of political interference; modern consumerism and the rise of the 'victim' culture.