Abstract
For some time now I have been a double agent. By day I work among those who would guard against the frivolous waste of NHS resources but by night I consort with those who are most greedy for them. I am a GP trainee who has joined a National Childbirth Trust (NCT) group. Emerging from my hospital rotations I wasn’t surprised by the minor ailments with which people attended general practice. What did surprise me was the legion of mothers attending with well babies earnestly asking if their baby’s poo was the right colour or if it was the right time to change the teat size on baby’s bottle. These consultations surprised me for two reasons. Why were mothers so worried about these things? And why did they think a doctor …
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