John Wayne contract
n.— «One of the reasons a new GP contract is necessary is that for many years GPs have had no way of limiting their workload and this has led to the concept of a “John Wayne contract” where “a GP’s got to do what a GP’s got to do. Can’t get a hospital appointment for a year? Speak to your GP. There are no dentists to be had? Speak to your GP. Social work can’t help? Speak to your GP. Another press health scare? Speak to your GP.”» —“Medical monster that will surely eat us all” by Paul Rasdale The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Dec. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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