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Patients. i have got families that i have known for ten, 12, 13 years, and i have seen them get married, have babies, all the trials and tribulations that brings, then their children start school. that's what i love about general practice. we get that family full. that is becoming harder to maintain. that is really affecting job satisfaction. i have got colleagues who are leaving the profession. it is a vicious cycle because when people start leaving and reducing their hours, those left behind get more stress and are less able to do that family doctor role. tricky question, i know, but, what i...

We recruit, we have got lots of gp trainees are now practice, when they are coming into an environment where people already there are stressed, distressed, feeling they are not doing a good job, morale is low, those gps will not stay in general practice. they are moving to other countries, cutting their hours, finishing training and perhaps not working as a gp or working minimal hours. in the last year alone we have lost a70 full—time gps. if that trend continues we will be in a worse place. it trend continues we will be in a worse place-— worse place. it is a realworry. helen, thank— wo...