London doctors are
-
suffering from a case of suburbia!
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1960.
FEW weeks ago, a doctor in practice in West London wanted a part- ner. He advertised. The replies flooded in. Before a week was up they totalled more than 200. Two hundred qualified men after one general practice. Is this typical?
Many a young graduoling from 2 traching hospital will definitely yes.
medico,
Lamidon Hay-
He can reel off # list of assistantshix or juntor partner- ships for which he has appiled, where the competition has leyen equity hot.
He will talk of explailation, of eliques and skring-ballinë. and elle examples of colleagues left dangling on low slerler in jobs where "with a view to partnership" meant only that It look slightly longer to get the sack.
Desperation
Often, in devaeration, he will drive himself back into a bus- pital curver, believing any other is Insible-
That is bunkum. The practice market has never been so richs In opportunity.
£115
Equal partnerships at high salaris which, in the must, were 20-year pipe-dreams can now be had in four or five years, Why then do po many young doctors believe
Practice is becoming a "closed shop'?
The awer firs in their own Barochlai zaluds They Are viesims of a "suburban nature.” They all want the same thing A quiel, tree-lined rond outside their strTY Nice atients.
The "genivel" life in act And for it, they are prepared to Merifier everything stry variety of work, and prospects,
By PETER
But another Dear Home- mouth, promising half as much.
lied in a week. And duzens were turned away.
They are 21,000 family doctors at work In Britain today. But the burden of National Health Service practice has become too much for most doctors to handle on their own.
The number branching out lato partnership is snowballing. But This lack of adventurous sort au British young ineditul gracių- ates is having serious effects In some areb
Often a doctor who is ill has
carry on for months before he can flud veren a locum. He has to use a gross v inflated Salary as bait.
Frequently he must dip into personal savings. Or be stis- fied with the wrong man for the job.
Qualifications
Yet wads of letters continue to arrive each week on the desis of the British Tedic: Agsucia- then's medicat pructless advisory
aireau.
They come from young drcters specifying "Must be rural, and south at the Severn."
Such a short-sighted attitude
Practices have fallen late two categories-Ü and non-U. Hamp shire, Sussex. rural Ex-x. Ken- SİGOR theisen or The uter Tudo suburbs are conadreed! ANYWHERE, a sull-young G., "Jums,"
can walk into a principal's post
je folly. For often, after a w vears of practical experience
But the Midlands. for Weet in one of the more favoured Connley, metropolitan ESIK, areas, Brixton; r the East End, yo Lack in the repeat advert" hox time and time again.
Advertised
One post in neurer-Essex, for example, was advertised 1st
Qualifications reunt little 10- day. The LRCS, LRCP degrEC Is regarded with no less favour
than MB, BS. (London) MBB. Chie, (Cambridge).
or
What the G.P. looks for now
October. The doctor, with 5.000 bility, personality, experienco plenty. wanted +1 assistant then starting at £1,200.
is is a partner is compati-
After a year. £1.500-then, order, complete exquality bv BLates Many within seven years. More than
qualifications, In that
graxi job hus been senoped frien under the ropes of
70 "possibles" were noll- more qualified men by a spark-
fied.
bly.
Only four bothered to ap- The oor is ill not illled. One practice in the Midlauks uffered still more, rosy ferma. A rent-free new houst £1.135 oforting salary, £2,000 after one year, rising to full partnership in
δίχ.
Full partnership meant a one- third share of £10,000 inczne.
tiog youngster who dropped everything and Just arrived on the doorstep for an interview.
Of course, there is a great deal of string-pulling. But in a pro- fession where so much depends or personal relationships, it i
not a bad thing.
And there are "black" praes tices, where successsive assistanty e at cheap rates,
The doctors asked for men under are taken
30. A month later, not one then dimbued as incompatible applicant had replied. The post as soon as they get ideas of was lifted only by extending the wrtnership. age-limit to 35.
Ini Grimsby. four doctors, offering an equal xbare in a £19,000 practice within Kix years, drew only three replies.
Houses close to the surgery pre sometimes offered at very fith prices, as a "gal" method of making the newcomer pay for his share in the mmetice prolits.
Just Fancy That
NEW DELIFI,
PANDIT NEHRU fell fast asleep the other nicht slap in the
middle of a demonstration of Indian murio and dancing given in New Bell in honour of China's visiting Prime Minister Chou En-lal.
Baubles, bangles and beads jangled, stars twanged, drums knocked and banged, girls twirled their saris, and beads flow around their swaallke necks.
All to no effect The Prime Minister of India was asleep. Chau preserved the elements of propriety. He watched. He applauded.
FAIRLEY
There cases are known to the BMA But they represent a small minority. Ninety per cent of assistentie who get Jobs through the Association rise to Partnership,
There is no unemployment, For always waiting is a "dioL4" of older mon immigrants, ex-colonials or doctors, lu blind- alloy job who will take any- thing, anywhere,
These are hot the men the family doctor watts. He is after the good youngster. But today It seems that all the youngster wants is a good Conton
Service).
POLICE NOTICE PLEASE REMOVE KNUCKER DUSTERS SITORS RECEVERE TREATMENT
REVITAL OF THE CAN LAYE
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**Not too 'arti, Sarge. I'm playing the Joanna at the Reefer and 'Emp club tonight."
London Express Bervice
The PATRICIA LEWIS page
AS I MET MARGARET TRUMAN I WONDERED
SOMEWHAT HOPEFULLY
Margaret Truman Daniel... like mother, she walted-and look (above right) what she got
SO FEW SECRETS NOW FOR
NE of the
ONE
PARIS.
minor con- 'soquencor of the do
Gaulle revolution in Franco
is the virtual disappoarance
MME.
ABRAMI
General for his recent State visi! to' finme.
1 was a chilly night and a hot water bottle was placed at the foot of the bed for her. Madame les, aspiring politlegans; and at M Gaston Palowski, an from the political and social least half a dozen ambassadors.
old Abrami, a diminutive woman said faithful of General de Gaulle's that by the time she found the scono of that formidable The dinner parties continue who is keenly disappointed at hot-water bottle it was no longer
being nament France's hol. figure the political hostees, but the sparkle has gone out of not
them for, as Madame Abrami Foreign Minister.
- the bad old days of the contents andly: "Nobody knows Fourth Republic there were at anything these days, not least six lourishing politicnt Cabinet Ministers.
Batons Paris, which are now Janguishing for the lack of Minis- tera with secrets to reveal, or politicians who could overthrow governments for no better reason then the belief that it was me they became Ministers them eclver.
• •
band's name into every facet of the conversation.
Do girls who wait till thirty get the pick
of
the crop?
CLIFTON DANIEL. A NEWSPAPERMAN...SO EXCITING
were married. By the time I was 20 years old all my school friends
The fact that I was still single depressed my mother quite consider. ably.
By the time I was 23 I was subjected to frequent pep-talks from
"....It's very exciting to be married to a newspaperman. 1 always know what's going on "This is my husband's holiday; I just came along to take care of him and that's all I'm going to do...." "My hus- band is a very good photogra- pher he's taken all the pic- tures we've got of the children " "Yes, I still work my husband likes me to have a job."
But despite this wifely de- ference, the career-girl side of Margurel Truman is stil very much part of her blende per- sonality.
She has just finished doing a play in Florida, and she must decide between three offers of parts in Broadway productions when she gets back to New York In June,
So useful
my married girl-friends (who were noticeably not the least bit more blissful than I) on how awful I would feel if I passed 25 without resort to my first love," amoothing her that little band of gold.
She said: "The stage is always
black Fontana suit. "Plays hove ulways brought me good luck. Well, I did pass 25. And It ringes cxsummaling young, laughed until the gold hearts Bat television is very useful felt wonderful. What's more, the first Juve and decided to bide Jangled on her bracelet. It was a can work steadily and not have feeling is still with me these her time.
warm sound.
out of town. No, the as sincere as her to move several (I ain't giving onything
wide grey eyes, and just as money isn'i that much better on away) years later wher
After all, when she was 20 she composed.
TV. Summer repertory pays very singic state has matured into a said: "Marriage? Not tomorrow
weli— not only a salary, but sort of debant spinsterhood.
my
+
or the next day or the day after, "My OWIL experience was percentage. And it's expensive
but I hope it will not be years." simply anding out that I wasn't having a nurse and a house.
sons
It was with a background of A year later the countered the ready to get married until I keeper at home." these thoughts that I called on inevitable question by pointing did," she said, then laughed Miss Truman achieved her Mrs Giften Daniel (profession- out that her mother had married again. "Though I must say that initial fame as a sopruno, much ally known 05 Maraneet at 34 and added --- "Look who, since my children — I have two to the delight of her father -- Truman, doughter of ex-Pre- she got!" Shortly after her on- 1 sometimes think I'm whose piano-playing used also sident Hurry 9), who was 32 gagement she commented: "Once too old for them. They really to arouse some comment during when she wed a New Tork you've inade the Important wear me out."
his term of office — but less to journalist four years ago. As decision you are still faced with It was obvious, as we talked, the delight of the critics. I asked with Lady Pamela Mountbatten a hundred more you have to live that Mrs Daniel is a
devoted her what happened to her and Princess Margaret she had, with for the rest of your life." wife and mother. With a modesty singing. I assumed, viewed the mortality As I reminded her of these unusual for someone in show won't do any more conaart rote of those breathless mar- quotes Mrs Clifton Daniel business she brought her hus- tours they're very strenuDKIS,
PARIS NEWS LETTER
by SAM WHITE
In
on the
The Southern auto-peale, a of Frenalunen who bayc gem of landscaping and with vested heavily in recool years three entry tunnels of remark in holiday properlics able beauty, should clip a good faland,
minutes off the driving time
ported to the police the theft of
£25,000 worth of jewellery,
"Asked to explain how sa came into posision of auch al voritable collection of jewellery
and take me away from the children for too long. I have made some records, and I hope to do some more, No, my father doesn't mind. We never really did anything together, you know, flo's not a good accom. ponist strictly a sokolst!"
The skirmishes
I
With the Riviera long lace she said: "I am afraid I can't With the election campaign to the South of France. It also makes Orly Airport the most crowded beyond endurance dar tell you. It is a secret between botting up I had expected Mrs easily accessible airport of any ing the summer months. Corsica myself and a famous head of Truman Daniel to be canvassing major capital city.
staunchly for the Democrats.
"I'm Interested in politics, but not actively," alte explained.
M. Palewati asiced her: "What Playwright Steve Passeur: MUND
do they day of me in Paris?" "Biriptease for us what Madame Abrami, in a reference self-criticism is to the Russian
un churchmen and senior unny call you the King of Rome."
Madame Abrami has just re-
turned to Paris from Home, where
sher and the signal honour of
'Very moving'
New roads
Sume
Calamitous
weeks
has become a booming tourist state,’" resort and tourism the island's
major industry. Atomic ex- plosions, even underground ones, General Corniglian Mel" may know quite a lot about are going to deal this industry nler: "When I received the the subject but I don't do much Elin oltation about it. Of course. I'm Rom and the enormous plans for ex- Military Medal
all the peopic AB 'morially quainted with reporting panding it a very heavy blow. desorbed
Involved In these preliminary akirmishes but my husband is really more concerned than I am you see he reported politics for years.
atomic
tx-
Sweet mystery
mo
wounded," "
.
Heavy blow
Incidental Intelligence:
The
"I'm really in a very enviable
fact that the kidnappers of the position I don't have to work Peugeot boy used a Peugeot car or go
"People have given up pre to Napoleon's habit of owarding Commundet. The stripper whips France's second ago, lending to know what is in de Continentoi iingshi to his off her clothes as he pensteat pienion, I said that in deferenco
The bellicose Corsicans are Gaulle's mind. I now concentrate various relatives, repiled: "They gets rid of his wine,"
to African feeling, that would going to fight the project tooth and nail, but they will need a probably be the last atomic ex- officers."
plosion in the Sahara and that now Napoleon to force a retreat
by General de Gaulle. The next one would take place in Corvica. Parts lo now equipped with
compeluning or do any- being received in private aus Madame Abrami hind what the two lungs and on a recent week- Tit remark, reported back
for the operation has dealt a thing unless I want to," dience by Pope John, an old describes "another
Niss vary and it took a very deep breath on to Parla
shealt hands with aroused" wklemprend
heavy blow to Peugeot's rival friend of hers from the days moving experience” while in both of them.
derision. Now the derision has The sweeter mysteries of life Citroen,
Margaret Truman Daniel thank- One of the few who continues when he was Papai Nuncio here. Rome. She slept in General de
Turned to rage, for it in officially, nover cease.to startle one. I re-
fud, on behalf of All Madanie Abram is a woman of Gaulie's bed "without de The two lungs are the Western, munvanced that a third explo- produce the following la its en- to treast the waves of núversity
The Citroen car has hitherto married wom with some effect is Mene. Iteneo wit and pho accompanies her Gaulle, of course," she added auto-roule ntil the newly-opened slon will take place in Coralcu. tirely from a Paris newspaper: enjoyed the unrivalled favour of of 25, that he finally wanted to Abrant, a bustling, homely willems with a deep-throated hastily.
Southern auto - route' completed
The Paris 1mderworld owing to get married. And did In under widow in her late Afties, whose chuckle and much leg-alapping.
two years and going
To the
Curzioa.n Uh G “Mlle. Ilva Dimicolii, empivy» la reputedly extra-quick get- How story, is so good for par fortnightly dinner parties were While in Rome she was the This is a special extra-long rome 60 miles to the edge of eslamitosà news and it is sino
morale. ed as a manteuriat in a Champs away, for the 0ft 4in. Toitsinebleau. once must occasions for Minis- quest of the French Ambassador, bed made
for the ZERVA DOVEN
thomaschi Elysees beauty salon, has re-
-London Expture Service,
Bustling
aver
the ago
--(London Expreis derutas).