DR. DONALD GOULD
Editor of New Scientist examines the extent to which professional medical organisations like the B.M.A. or the Royal Colleges are able to cope with the demands of modern medical policy-making.
At a time when more and more planning of medical skills and resources is necessary, are these long-established medical bodies able to adapt themselves to a new situation-and if not. who is to replace them in representing the doctors' viewpoint?
