Trouble with Doctors, The

'What is wrong with modern medicine? Why is it now increasingly criticised and derided? Surely medicine has never been more successful. Every year there seems to be more success, more progress. But there is also more trouble. Doctors are no longer seen as the gods they once seemed to be. We are shocked, angry and apalled by the revelations and scandals of recent years; we are increasingly sceptical of doctors' authority, and more willing to complain when mistakes occur. And yet it is also clear that many doctors, patients and members of the public still cling to previously idealized beliefs concerning the medical profession. Incompetent, sadistic or murderous doctors are dismissed as being "just a few rotten apples in the barrel." The result is a mixed message, and increasing confusion. 'Without denigrating progress or the advances of medicine, Ann Dally throws light on the current difficulties by introducing a new, realistic and challenging perspective on 'progress'.Dally, Ann is the author of 'Trouble with Doctors, The' with ISBN 9781861053732 and ISBN 1861053738.