Yeah, my GP was from the same school. One of my neighbours is now dead (as in fatal) because Dr Tosser dragged feet over refering; another is blind in one eye (same reason); over the street nearly lost her leg to his misdx; another sports a rather nifty colostomy bag because the tosser wouldn't visit - he just suggested otc analgesia telling her that 10/10 agony/pyrexia was a normal post partum by product: result? herniated intestine>septicaemia>yards of innards removed. What amazes me is that ,even though he's secretly known as the local Shipman, all these people don't burn down the bloody surgery. Invariably, I've self-dx'd accurately before going to him for affirmation/script if necessary. Most things I've self-treated over the years. And, yeah, after 25yrs he managed to inflict his medical superiority on me too when I WAS seriously ill and unable to dx. I guess the next time we'll have the pleasure of each other's company is in a formal legal setting. I have every sympathy and all the time in the world for med staff who are working their backsides off in really tough circs to get it right. This little git is just smug and incompetent. Fortunately for those of his patients who have amazingly managed to survive he'll be retiring soon.