Michael Dixon has been a country general practitioner in Cullompton, Devon for thirty-five years. His experiences during these years have taken him from being a conventional family doctor to having an increasing interest in complementary medicine and social prescribing, all influenced by his patients colourful stories. He has written extensively on medicine and the health service and was previously President of the Guild of Health Writers and the health columnist for SHE magazine. Today, in his early 70s he continues as a part-time GP and is Chair of the College of Medicine, Visiting Professor at University College London and Is the first GP to become Head of the Royal Medical Household.
