The good doctor.

Six part series on major developments in medicine since the inauguration of the NHS fifty years ago. "Part 6: The Good Doctor" Dr. Julian Tudor Hart qualified in 1952 and began practising in a deprived area of West London. His work in epidemiology led him to seek a practice where he could apply this interest and he settled in 1961 in Glyncorrwg, a South Wales mining village where a stable population, badly in need of dedicated medical care, fulfilled his own needs. The wooden hut which had housed the practice was replaced in 1965 by Wales' first health centre. Dr. Hart committed himself totally to that community and obtained their co-operation in pioneering work to investigate the causes of coronary heart disease and bowel cancer. His work on coronary heart disease led to routine blood pressure screening by G.P.s. His work on "anticipatory care" was another innovation, and led to an outstanding improvement in the health of his patients. In recognition of his work, Glyncorrwg became the first practice in Britain to be funded by the Medical Research Council. He is a determined opponent of the internal market in health care.