>Does anyone know of course or how to rejuvenate a pissed-off GP? I've tried
>drink, odd sexual habits, kicking the cat and beating my practice manageress
>but can't get no satisfaction, only a letter from the RSPCA. Help.

There is a whole industry of courses, therapies and books for people in
your situation.

It helps to analyse the root cause of the problem.  In any job this may be
ascribed to one (or more) of several things:

You think the purpose of the job is pointless or distasteful.  This is a
matter of individual conviction (people can convince themselves that making
neutron bombs or stuffing rats with toothpaste is very useful to humanity).
Try looking for some other satisfaction in the job (it pays well enough to
work part time and do something more interesting other times, or it's just
a stepping stone to something else).

You don't like the the basic elements of the job (in your case, I guess
that means diagnosing conditions and deciding on treatment, follow up,
etc.)  Dislike of these basic elements is usually easily self-diagnosed,
and the cure is to change to another line of work which does not involve
the same elements (surprisingly difficult, since many jobs effectively
involve just that, but with buildings, cars, other people-related
conditions, etc.  However, if you are more interested in computers than
people, you'll probably be happier fixing them).

You are fed up with all the other things related to the job that prevent
you doing the basic job: the NHS, other bureaucracies, your colleagues, the
patients, the lawyers, the construction site next door, etc.  Trick here is
to identify whether the difficulties are locally specific, or endemic to
the culture of this type of work - a change of practice might help (wasn't
there someone in NZ looking for a swap for a while?).

You don't have sufficient training to do all aspects of the job well.  Find
a training course or read a book on those aspects.

You are overworking, and the rise in stress makes the basic decision-making
of the job an overbearing burden.  Try a (long) holiday and a reduced
workload.

You are finding the demands of work prevent you from doing other things you
want to do more than work (personal relationships, writing books,
skydiving, etc.).  Try a reduced workload and spending more time doing
other things.  It works wonders.

You are pissed-off for some non-work related cause, but are transferring
your feelings to work.  See a counsellor to sort out what is the non-work
cause.

Bob Sugden







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