Not just a GP: A treasure trove by a national treasure

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Not just a GP: A treasure trove by a national treasure

Bruce Arroll
Tony Townsend 2015
From our archives: Specialist GP Tony Townsend at Whangamatā Medical Centre in 2015 [Image: NZD]

Tony Townsend realised he could fill a book with stories from 48 years as a GP. So, he did. Bruce Arroll reads it and uncovers insights written by someone who has “walked the same wilderness”

Doctors get far more complaints about how they practise than about the science they use in their day-to-day practice Tony Townsend’s Not just a G, Not just a GP Book high res, Tony Townsend’s insightful book makes a GP’s journey a “little easier and a little safer”