 On 30 March 2007, Professor Alan Crockard resigned as national director of Modernising Medical Careers.In his letter of resignation to Prof Sir Liam Donaldson the chief medical officer for England, Professor Crockard stated that he was increasingly aware that he had "responsibility, but less and less authority"  and that "the overriding message coming back from the profession is that it has lost confidence in the current recruitment system".Professor Crockard asked that this be urgently addressed "in the interest of the most important people in the whole process, the junior doctors".