Speaking as someone else who jumped ship exactly two years ago I can echo
this experience. The two big reasons why I left are:
1. The Government's insistence on a consumer-led service when as far as I
was concerned the NHS could only just cope with patients' needs. It can
never ever hope to meet patients' expectations, and those expectations are
moving onwards and upwards to create an ever-widening gap between supply and
demand.
2. In a field where communication is all-important, and at a time when the
technology to facilitate communication has never been better, I found the
abysmal failure to communicate between NHS agencies a morass of ineptitude.
And because I was the main point of contact for my patients then it stood to
reason that I was to blame for this failure in system communication.
So I've diversified into those areas where I already have proven knowledge
and skills and where I don't have to jump through hoops that have been
created without my agreement or input. I have three separate jobs in IT, I
write and commentate on rowing, I do some event management, and when people
pay me enough I even do an occasional OOH session just to remind myself why
I left.
But hey, what did I know? I was 51 when I left, a tired old git, past my
sell-by date - at least that's what some of my colleagues think, the ones
who don't have the gumption to go themselves.
Robert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rob Johnson
> They remind me why I walked out of my single handed practice just over 2
> years ago and into a much happier and more lucrative new life. I'm 50
> this year and about to move to Devon for a life of semi-retirement.
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