title: The government white paper: threat or challenge?
abstract: Medical education should provide the essential basis for a comprehensive health service. Postgraduate training in the hospital sphere is manifestly inadequate, particularly in the early postqualification years. It is in sharp contrast to the excellence of vocational training for general practice. The White Paper presents a challenge and a window of opportunity to redress this imbalance and calls for a clear educational strategy crossing all administrative, professional and political boundaries.
authors.affiliation: South East Thames Regional Health Authority, London.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D006113:United Kingdom