After completing Doctors and Public Policy, Rex joined the Medical Research Council and worked on a variety of socio-medical projects. He was appointed Professor of Social Policy at the University of Glasgow and was also the Founding Director of its Crichton Campus. After retirement, he worked at universities in Mawali, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia.

Original Review of Family Doctors and Public Policy: ‘…deserves to be added to student booklists…’ A. J. Willcocks, Journal of Social Policy, Volume 3, No. 3 (1974).

• Introduction. 1. The History of the Designated Areas 2. Controls and Incentives 3. The Distribution Principals 4. A Survey of General Practitioners 5. The Mobility of General Practitioners 6. An Area Analysis of Mobility Patterns 7. The Importance of Community Ties 8. The Doctor as a Person 9. The Doctor as a Professional 10. The Doctor and His Practice 11. The Doctor and His Area 12. The Doctors Speak 13. Under-Doctored Areas: An Assessment of Current Policy. Appendix A: The Tables Appendix B: The Questionnaire.