Sir, – Dr Joe Loftus’s letter “Corporatising of GP Practices” (October 21st) highlights what is so important about the relationship between the GP and the patient.
We should all be concerned about the needs of the patient and not least the community where GPs work so hard and have a respected and special role to play.
The business model has taken over so many areas of Irish life, not least in the NGO sector.
As Theodore Roosevelt once said: “Patients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
RM Block
We daily see the importance of giving time to people – people need to be heard, understood and valued. – Yours, etc,
ALICE LEAHY,
Director of Services,
Alice Leahy Trust,
Bride Road,
Dublin 8.
