Right - so Declan would like to know how many GPs would agree with me;
and Peter thinks I'm one of a very small minority (weren't you lucky to
have such an unusual trainer!). Clearly this might apply to gp-ukers,
but you lot hardly constitute a representative cross-section of GPs as a
whole. My *impression* is that there are a huge number of us who
dislike some of the hassley stuff - I get stressed too - but are
*overall* satisfied with our situation & get a considerable buzz from
working as family doctors. And while we feel compassion towards some of
our exhausted and damaged colleagues, we get turned off by a lot of the
griping and whingeing that goes on that seems to get loads of coverage
in GP magazines. I fully accept that stress *is* an important issue for
GPs; and that valiant work is being done by our medical politicians to
improve things. It's the Eric Berne 'Ain't they awful?' game that I
object to.
So what *is* the question? And who should we ask to get a valid
answer?
How about: "Given all the hassles and rewards of being a GP these days,
is the job still fulfilling enough to make you motivated to continue?"
Tim Paine
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