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The author argues that financial incentives for primary care physicians to treat depression devised by the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) are not a substitute for professional judgment. Particular attention is paid to the results of research in this issue of the journal titled "Management of depression in UK general practice in relation to scores on depression severity questionnaires: analysis of medical record data." It is stressed that a physician's judgment is more valuable than guided care.

The article presents an overview of fungal nail infection. A discussion of the issues a physician should cover with patients who have fungal nail infection, of the treatments, including topical antifungal treatments and systemic antifungal drugs, that are available for fungal nail infection, and of methods patients can use to prevent further infections, is presented. The proper examinations which should be done on patients suspected of having fungal nail infection and the proper diagnosis of the infection is discussed.