PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C. Richmond TI - Triviality and frequency of night calls irk British GPs DP - 1996 Jan 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 82--83 VI - 154 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/1/82.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/1/82.full SO - CMAJ1996 Jan 01; 154 AB - British general practitioners, who are tired of their 24-hour responsibility, recently had a showdown with government about providing medical care outside normal hours. Physicians will be paid more for after-hours calls, but many would prefer not to do the work at all. They say such calls are often a waste of their time.