<P>This innovative and timely book draws on pioneering precedents, basic principles, current examples and international experience to capture the narratives, examples and ideas that underlie and demonstrate the exceptional potential of general practice:</P><P></P><I><P>"If health care is not at is best where it is needed most, health inequalities will widen."</P><P></P><P>"The unworried unwell are not hard to reach but they are easy to ignore and are often ignored."</P><P></P><P>"With patient contact, population coverage, continuity, coordination, flexibility, long term relationships and trust, general practices are the natural hubs of local health systems."</P><P></P><P>"¿ practitioners ¿ are not only scientists but also responsible citizens and if they did not raise their voice who else should?"</P></I><P></P><P>Written for family doctors looking to strengthen local collaboration, it brings together the traditional strengths of consultations, caring, continuity, coordination and cove