COMPASSION - ITS NEGLECT AND IMPORTANCE

Does it matter that personal care of one doctor to one patient is bein g diluted by larger teams with increased delegation of work? In arguin g that it does, this paper focuses on compassion, 'fellow feeling whic h is likely to be expressed' General practitioner morale, patient sati sfaction, and clinical medicine are examined, and teleology, game theo ry, and 'psycho-immuno endocrinology' touched upon, to come to the pap er's conclusion, which is to call for the resuscitation of the 'Person al Doctor'.