Q J Med 2002; 95: 641-642
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Hot water
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We spent our family holiday this summer in a Greek beach resort, where doctors seemed to spring out from behind every bush. Including myself, there were at least seven in the hotel, all British: three GPs, a GU physician, an orthopaedic surgeon, a cardiologist and a palliative care specialist. Between us, we could have covered most medical eventualities, and it would have been entertaining to imagine a scenario that might have called for each of our particular skills in turn. Be that as it may, it meant that my services as a generalist were only called upon for the